Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise

2019-08-01 Thread GEORGE WALLNER
e- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of uy0zg Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 8:09 PM To: Peter Sundberg Cc: daraym...@iowatelecom.net; k...@aol.com; topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise Hi Topbanders ! Everything is easy to fix.

Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise

2019-08-01 Thread kolson
: FZ Bruce , Andrzej_SP6AEG , uy0zg , topband@contesting.com Sent: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 09:56:41 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise Here’s where the DXCC standings are listed http://www.arrl.org/dxcc-standings Can you please show me where 160M CW is? 73 Mark K3MSB On Thu, Aug 1,

Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise

2019-08-01 Thread Mark K3MSB
Original Message - > From: FZ Bruce > To: 'uy0zg' > Cc: 'Andrzej_SP6AEG' , 'topband@contesting.com' < > topband@contesting.com> > Sent: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 09:04:32 -0400 (EDT) > Subject: Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise > >

Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise

2019-08-01 Thread kolson
CW and SSB mode results only. Problem solved! 73, Kevin K3OX - Original Message - From: FZ Bruce To: 'uy0zg' Cc: 'Andrzej_SP6AEG' , 'topband@contesting.com' Sent: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 09:04:32 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surpris

Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise

2019-08-01 Thread Don Kirk
---From: "uy0zg" > To: "Andrzej_SP6AEG" > Cc: topband@contesting.com > Sent: Thursday August 1 2019 8:53:37AM > Subject: Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise > > Hi Andy Hi All > > Absolutely simple and correct. > >

Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise

2019-08-01 Thread FZ Bruce
need sub categories. 73 Bruce-K1FZ -From: "uy0zg" To: "Andrzej_SP6AEG" Cc: topband@contesting.com Sent: Thursday August 1 2019 8:53:37AM Subject: Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise Hi Andy Hi All Absolutely simple and c

Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise

2019-08-01 Thread Hans Hjelmström
t;> From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of uy0zg >> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 8:09 PM >> To: Peter Sundberg >> Cc: daraym...@iowatelecom.net; k...@aol.com; topband@contesting.com >> Subject: Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise >>

Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise

2019-08-01 Thread uy0zg
g.com Subject: Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise Hi Topbanders ! Everything is easy to fix. There should be a strict separation of achievements - 1. They are made only by man. 2. They are made only on the computer. Delete Mixed Achievement Chart : http://www.arrl.org/system/dxcc/

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2019-08-01 Thread Andrzej_SP6AEG
== -Original Message- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of uy0zg Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 8:09 PM To: Peter Sundberg Cc: daraym...@iowatelecom.net; k...@aol.com; topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Summer Update &am

Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise

2019-08-01 Thread Ed Sawyer
I reached the same pivot point that Jeff did this year but choose the other path. I have left DXing from a band perspective. FT8 is not enjoyable to me and doing something not enjoyable to build totals is not a good use of time for me. I am looking for 9BWAZ and ATNO counters on modes now only.

Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise

2019-08-01 Thread k3ky
9 > > > > > > - Original Message - > > From: "W0MU Mike Fatchett" > To: topband@contesting.com > Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 10:30:27 PM > Subject: Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise > > Same thing was said about SSB. > &

Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise

2019-07-31 Thread donovanf
Rotten Damped Spark Stuff http://p1k.arrl.org/pubs_archive/2989 - Original Message - From: "W0MU Mike Fatchett" To: topband@contesting.com Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 10:30:27 PM Subject: Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise Same thing was said about SSB

Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise

2019-07-31 Thread daraymond
The sky is not falling for in terms of CW, it has already fallen. 73. . . Dave, W0FLS -Original Message- From: W0MU Mike Fatchett Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 5:30 PM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise Same thing was said about SSB. The

Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise

2019-07-31 Thread Natale Borghetti
. .or trying. . .hi.  CW is still great fun. 73. . . Dave, W0FLS -Original Message- From: k1zm--- via Topband Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 7:20 AM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise Hi Gang It is mid summer here and E season on 6M has been fu

Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise

2019-07-31 Thread Mike Waters
Well said, Mike! :-) On Wed, Jul 31, 2019, 5:30 PM W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote: > Same thing was said about SSB. > > The sky is not falling. > > K1JT might have saved Ham Radio. Seems to be quite popular. 60 plus > percent of all LOTW confirms are FT-X nowSpeaks volumes. > > There is room for

Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise

2019-07-31 Thread W0MU Mike Fatchett
. .or trying. . .hi. CW is still great fun. 73. . . Dave, W0FLS -Original Message- From: k1zm--- via Topband Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 7:20 AM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise Hi Gang It is mid summer here and E season on 6M has been fun to

Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise

2019-07-31 Thread Cecil
Which was still not helpful K5DL Sent from my Verizon Motorola Smartphone On Jul 31, 2019 4:54 PM, Wes wrote: > > It helped you know what his opinion is. > > Wes  N7WS > > On 7/31/2019 2:27 PM, Mike Waters wrote: > > This post is not helpful, but thank you for you opinion. > > > > On Wed, Ju

Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise

2019-07-31 Thread Wes
It helped you know what his opinion is. Wes  N7WS On 7/31/2019 2:27 PM, Mike Waters wrote: This post is not helpful, but thank you for you opinion. On Wed, Jul 31, 2019, 4:17 PM Hans Hjelmström wrote: UNFORTUNATELY K1JT and FT 8 killed amateur radio on 6 meters. It will kill it on 160 me

Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise

2019-07-31 Thread Mike Waters
This post is not helpful, but thank you for you opinion. On Wed, Jul 31, 2019, 4:17 PM Hans Hjelmström wrote: > UNFORTUNATELY K1JT and FT 8 killed amateur radio on 6 meters. > It will kill it on 160 meters,and SOON it will kill all amateur radio > activity on all bands. > _ Se

Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise

2019-07-31 Thread Hans Hjelmström
till great fun. > > 73. . . Dave, W0FLS > > -Original Message- From: k1zm--- via Topband > Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 7:20 AM > To: topband@contesting.com > Subject: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise > > Hi Gang > > > It is mid summer here and E

Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise

2019-07-31 Thread uy0zg
Hi Topbanders ! Everything is easy to fix. There should be a strict separation of achievements - 1. They are made only by man. 2. They are made only on the computer. Delete Mixed Achievement Chart : http://www.arrl.org/system/dxcc/view/DXCC-160M-20190731-A4.pdf#page=1&zoom=auto,-12,848 An

Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise

2019-07-31 Thread Peter Sundberg
7:20 AM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise Hi Gang It is mid summer here and E season on 6M has been fun to play with while 160m is pretty S L O W as it usually is. On these pages there has been alot of chatter regarding FT8 - (which basically took ov

Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise

2019-07-31 Thread Mark K3MSB
Hi Jeff Your concerns are shared by a lot of us. I made the same observations about 10M several times this summer. As you said, it the way things are. I have 147 countries confirmed on 160M (all CW).I’d really like to get to 160 confirmed (CW) on 160M before the proverbial well starts to r

Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise

2019-07-31 Thread Jorge Diez - CX6VM
essage- > From: k1zm--- via Topband > Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 7:20 AM > To: topband@contesting.com > Subject: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise > > Hi Gang > > > It is mid summer here and E season on 6M has been fun to play with while > 160m is pretty

Re: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise

2019-07-31 Thread daraymond
t fun. 73. . . Dave, W0FLS -Original Message- From: k1zm--- via Topband Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 7:20 AM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise Hi Gang It is mid summer here and E season on 6M has been fun to play with while 160m is pretty S

Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise

2019-07-31 Thread k1zm--- via Topband
Hi Gang It is mid summer here and E season on 6M has been fun to play with while 160m is pretty S L O W as it usually is. On these pages there has been alot of chatter regarding FT8 - (which basically took over 6M DX'ing starting in July 2917 - all DX is now on 50.313 FT8 - which is why I had