Re: Topband: FT-8 My Recent Experience

2019-05-30 Thread Dan Edward Dba East edwards
amen, Cecil.. 73, w5xz, dan On Wednesday, May 29, 2019, 5:45:49 PM CDT, Cecil wrote: It seems to be a recurring issue herecan’t shake the elitist attitude. Do what you enjoy doing...don’t beat others up for doing the same...if you find yourself alone re-evaluate... Cecil Sent

Re: Topband: FT-8 My Recent Experience

2019-05-29 Thread Cecil
It seems to be a recurring issue herecan’t shake the elitist attitude. Do what you enjoy doing...don’t beat others up for doing the same...if you find yourself alone re-evaluate... Cecil Sent from my iPad > On May 29, 2019, at 5:39 PM, DXer wrote: > > Really sad to see that this 'comet'

Re: Topband: FT-8 My Recent Experience

2019-05-29 Thread DXer
Really sad to see that this 'comet' is already back in Topband 'orbit'. Do we have new list members, by any chance? People that are hearing/reading about FT8 on topband for the first time? Nobody went to Dayton last week? What about the Topband Dinner? I was there, and FT8 was not an issue.

Re: Topband: FT-8 My Recent Experience

2019-05-29 Thread Cecil
AMEN... Pass the cornbread! K5DL Sent from my iPad > On May 29, 2019, at 4:22 PM, Eric Rosenberg > wrote: > > As one who has operated from obscure locatons (including 9L, J2, and YJ) > with gear that I carried on an airplane, I find your comments both naive > and snobbish. > > As I write

Re: Topband: FT-8 My Recent Experience

2019-05-29 Thread Eric Rosenberg
As one who has operated from obscure locatons (including 9L, J2, and YJ) with gear that I carried on an airplane, I find your comments both naive and snobbish. As I write this, I'm sitting in a room on small island (PJ7) running QRP FT8 into a loop antenna on the balcony. Although I made a couple

Re: Topband: FT-8 My Recent Experience

2019-05-29 Thread Renee K6FSB
amen to another computer free shack. I too waste much time on 'puters as it is. however to each their own. I did enjoy the story. Renée, k6fsb On 2019-05-29 5:57 a.m., Rob Atkinson wrote: I can't get into any computer mode, mainly because I've been a software engineer for almost 40 year and

Re: Topband: FT-8 My Recent Experience

2019-05-29 Thread donroden
Back in the good old days, all we had was PSK-31 and we were proud to have it. It was uphill both ways in the snow. Don W4DNR Quoting Rob Atkinson : I can't get into any computer mode, mainly because I've been a software engineer for almost 40 year and dealing with computers at home is a

Topband: FT-8 My Recent Experience

2019-05-29 Thread Rob Atkinson
> I can't get into any computer mode, mainly because I've been a software >engineer for almost 40 year and dealing with computers at home is a >non-starter with me.I like ARC-5s, BC-348s, and Navy RBB's >myself.. Same here. Computer science major; 30 years in front of monitors and

Topband: FT-8 My Recent Experience

2019-05-28 Thread Mark K3MSB
I spent 9 days in Haiti as HH6/K3MSB a few weeks ago on a missions trip to Les Cayes, which is in the remote southwestern part of the island. As the fellow I was traveling with was a ham, we of course hung some wires at our guest house and had some on-the-air fun. This was good as there