True, agree 1000% better go QRT, than start these games..... Sam LY5W <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
On Tue, Apr 23, 2019 at 10:37 AM Hans Hjelmström <sm6...@hjelmstrom.se> wrote: > YES SORRY but FT 8 has killed Amateur Radio more or less. > Instead there is a computer game going on.Computers picking up signals > not even being able to be heard by humans. Real shame. > And ARRL allow these game-connections to count for awards that BEFORE > needed > challange and efforts and operators skill. > Many many operators has already lost interest in our hobby,and in some > years , > the hobby is gone or just computer game. > Kind regards > Hans SM6CVX > > 23 apr 2019 kl. 09:23 skrev Victor Goncharsky via Topband < > topband@contesting.com>: > > > > This is not always the case. I have noticed long openings to Caribbean > during last year 6m season with signal levels good enough for reliable CW > QSOs but only FT8 portion of the band was alive. > > Will see what will happen this year. Top band game is almost over with > the last 3 new ones worked in April (but missed XR0) so 6m antenna is on > its way to the tower this week. > > > > > >> Вторник, 23 апреля 2019, 5:20 UTC от kol...@rcn.com: > >> > >> > >> Just as a note , most of the DX operations on 6 meters moved to FT8 > because of the short, almost momentary nature of many 6 meter DX openings. > But w hen the band supports longer prop ag ation periods, you will still > find at least some DX on SSB and CW. > >> > >> For the most part, HF DX openings are of longer duration and don't > particul arly require FT8, especially as opposed to CW. Of course, some > operators prefer FT8 and that's cool too. > >> > >> 73 Kevin K3OX > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> > >> From: "Andreas Junge" < andr...@n6nu.org > > >> To: "Roger Kennedy" < ro...@wessexproductions.co.uk > > >> Cc: topband@contesting.com > >> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2019 7:57:10 PM > >> Subject: Re: Topband: Lack of NA Activity on CW > >> > >> Roger, > >> > >> Is your statement that you don’t have enough opportunities to rag-chew > on 160M? > >> > >> There is plenty of CW activity if/when there is a new DXCC entity to be > had like VI9NI. Lots of OPs are calling within minutes of a juicy one > showing up. I think there are more stations with 160M capability than > before. > >> > >> They just don’t want to talk to the same people over and over again. > >> > >> It looks like that DXpeditions are making it more of an effort these > days to get on 160M. > >> > >> The same CW->FT8 move has happened on 6M where almost all of the DX is > now FT8. The cheese has moved. Go where the cheese is or starve. > >> > >> It take a new DXCC any mode any time and that’s just me. Same as AA6VB, > I live in the Bay Area my lot size dictates what I can put up for 160M. To > a degree FT8 is a necessity to make any progress. > >> > >> And yes, I was fortunate enough to work VI9NI on CW/160M - thanks to > the team for showing up during the West Coast sunrises. > >> > >> To each their own. > >> > >> 73, Andreas, N6NU > >> > >> > >>> On Apr 22, 2019, at 1:28 PM, Roger Kennedy < > ro...@wessexproductions.co.uk > wrote: > >>> > >>> Well as far as I'm concerned Mike, FT8 would just be my computer > having a > >>> contact, not me personally . . . so it's not something I would ever be > >>> interested in. > >>> > >>> But if that's the case, it's even more daft . . . as there's LOTS of > people > >>> who complain about the lack of DX activity on CW these days. But if > more > >>> people came on, there would be more CW activity ! > >>> > >>> Roger G3YRO > >>> -------------------------------------------------------- > >>> > >>>> Hi Roger > >>> > >>>> Did you look up in the FT8 band? That is where everyone is. > >>> > >>>> Mike va3mw > >>> > >>> > >>> _________________ > >>> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > >> > >> _________________ > >> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > >> > >> _________________ > >> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > > > > > > -- > > 73, Victor Goncharsky US5WE/K1WE (UW5W in VHF contests, ex UB5WE), P.E. > > UARL Technical and VHF Committies > > DXCC Honor Roll #1 (Mixed, Phone), 9BDXCC, 8BWAS > > DXCC card checker (160 meters). > > _________________ > > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
