I get that many stations only use FT8 these days (out of laziness?) . . .
But there are plenty of Top Band DXers (like me) who would never ever use FT8 . . . but many of these people hardly ever come on the band ! It takes a pretty big setup to have a decent 160m DX station . . . what's the point in having invested all that time and money if the only time you ever come on the band is to work some DX-pedition?! Personally, what gives me a buzz is working ANY station on 160m more than a couple of thousand miles away. (it's the only band where that's actually an achievement). I don't care how many times I've worked that station before . . . and I also don't waste hours trying to get through a pile-up to work a DX-pedition station, as I'm really not bothered (I've usually already worked the island they're on anyway) It's becoming a self-fulfilling prophesy . . . If nobody makes the effort to come on the band on CW, there will be nobody on the band !! Roger G3YRO _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
