Topband: CY9C

2024-09-06 Thread ok1tn
Hi dxers. I am 78. I have all ctrs cfm. I had a dream to land 300 on 160m. I will not complete the remaining 3 lands. I gave up no more dxcc. Not only the FT8 but also the behavior of some of today's hams has discouraged me from continuing. All my life I have been perfecting the setup, especia

Re: Topband: CY9C

2024-09-06 Thread kolson
On 9/6/2024 11:58 AM, Wilson Lamb via Topband wrote: > I saw the comment that they were "CQing into callers." > This breaks the dam for me. > I'm sickened to almost giving up by the deplorable manners shown on the bands > these days. > Why shouldn't they CQ into callers? Those callers shouldn't

Re: Topband: CY9C

2024-09-06 Thread Jim Brown
On 9/6/2024 11:58 AM, Wilson Lamb via Topband wrote: I saw the comment that they were "CQing into callers." This breaks the dam for me. I'm sickened to almost giving up by the deplorable manners shown on the bands these days. Why shouldn't they CQ into callers? Those callers shouldn't be callin

Topband: CY9C

2024-09-06 Thread Wilson Lamb via Topband
I saw the comment that they were "CQing into callers." This breaks the dam for me. I'm sickened to almost giving up by the deplorable manners shown on the bands these days. Why shouldn't they CQ into callers? Those callers shouldn't be calling at all! Perhaps there's a message there: They want t

Re: Topband: CY9C

2024-09-06 Thread W3HKK
Im mostly a cw op, working 160-6m. Also do some ssb and rtty but not much. Never heard them on 6-10-12m, and waited until the final 3 days to start chasing them, managing to get in their log on 160-80-60-40-30-20-17-15 meters. But it wasnt easy. I fully expected easy operating, and BIG openings