Raoul
Well liberally quoting Forest Gump....TB Dxing is like a box of
chocolates....you never know what your gonna git." I called S9SS for
two years before I worked him and that is a chip shot across the pond.
The same with DU/N0NM who I never worked but heard daily. Now I am
working DU7ET on TB nearly every morning including SSB QSO's. Robert is
using a low dipole and we get a good SR/SS enhancement. DU/N0NM was
receiving on a vertical which pretty much explains everything. last week
FR4NT was peaking at his SR at 579 but couldn't hear me. the next day
he laid a bog my direction and it was easy. This thrill of victory and
agony of defeat far surpasses and internet QSO. We may soon see
Dx-peditions that merely use Skype of a small SDR rig on the shelf to
work them on all bands for cash. The tempting for a pay to play
operation will trump everything. (No pun intended.)
Herb Schoenbohm
On 1/15/2016 2:27 PM, Raoul Coetzee via Topband wrote:
Herb, I am with you on this one.I know my 160m dxcc will ,one day, go to trash.
Thats ok.At least I worked for it, you know, it took me a long time to get your
call in the qrn, and I was a green horn! from a small lotwith a great
ambition.Now that is more valuable to me than anything else.73Raoul Zs1C, ex
ZS1REC
From: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenb...@gmail.com>
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: strange propagation
This issue is ripe for discussion now. I should not be relegated to an
out of sight out of mind position. It bothers many and is OK with
some. It speaks to the soul of amateur radio and everything it stands
for. If we don't deal with it know maybe in a few years that ham shacks
will only consist of computers. No radios, no antennas, nada. Be very
careful what you wish for. And please don't use the "emerging
technology" argument because it is specious.
Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ
On 1/15/2016 11:04 AM, Jim Garland wrote:
Guys, seems to me this topic has been worked to death. Maybe it's time to
give it a rest.
Jim W8ZR
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