Re: Topband: Why is ZONE 2 so Rare in JAPAN???

2019-11-11 Thread Doug Renwick
Nick you make a good point about weak people. The statement "GO WITH THE FLOW" or get out of the way" is flawed. The nice thing about this hobby is one can focus on many different aspects. You don't have to change to go with the flow. If playing with FT8 turns your crank then enjoy your hobby. B

Re: Topband: Why is ZONE 2 so Rare in JAPAN???

2019-11-11 Thread FZ Bruce
: Monday November 11 2019 1:14:25PM Subject: Re: Topband: Why is ZONE 2 so Rare in JAPAN??? Agree with Ed/N1UR to 100%. Thats the big point. Kind regards to you all Hans SM6CVX > 11 nov 2019 kl. 18:25 skrev Ed Sawyer : > > As JFK said "not because its easy but because its har

Re: Topband: Why is ZONE 2 so Rare in JAPAN???

2019-11-11 Thread Hans Hjelmström
Agree with Ed/N1UR to 100%. Thats the big point. Kind regards to you all Hans SM6CVX > 11 nov 2019 kl. 18:25 skrev Ed Sawyer : > > As JFK said "not because its easy but because its hard". Making it easy by > "decoding inaudible signals" should give no true 160M fan pleasure. The > whole point of

Re: Topband: Why is ZONE 2 so Rare in JAPAN???

2019-11-11 Thread Ed Sawyer
As JFK said "not because its easy but because its hard". Making it easy by "decoding inaudible signals" should give no true 160M fan pleasure. The whole point of learning the prop and building the transmit and receive arrays and placing stations near the coast etc etc etc is BECAUSE its hard. A Z

Re: Topband: Why is ZONE 2 so Rare in JAPAN???

2019-11-11 Thread uy0zg
Hi All "As I noted to VE5RA - the world has changed. Basically, it is fast becoming time to "GO WITH THE FLOW" or get out of the way." The world has always changed.. Just weak people in our time is becoming more and more. Very appropriate quote .. : "The difference between stupidity and ge

Re: Topband: Why is ZONE 2 so Rare in JAPAN???

2019-11-11 Thread k1zm--- via Topband
HI Gary Zone 2 is rare over in JA for a number of reasons.  These are: 1) The first is that there are only a handful of licensed/active amateurs in ZONE 2 2) Of those that are on the air - very few of them have even as much as a 64 ft tower 3) Of the remaining number - there is very little seriou