BTW, sign seen in a local traffic handlers shack back in the late '60's:"Everyone is welcome in my shack be you Ham Radio operator or Phone man."The more things change...73 Kevin K3OX
----- Original Message ----- From: kol...@rcn.com To: topband@contesting.com Sent: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 23:52:07 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband It would seem that the new digital modes have re-invigorated ham radio, at least activity wise. But if ham radio is so fragile that it cannot sustain in the face of interest in a new mode, maybe it deserves to die. I personally don't think it will, it is and has always been a big tent...73, Kevin K3OX ----- Original Message ----- From: Hans Hjelmström <sm6...@hjelmstrom.se> To: W0MU Mike Fatchett <w...@w0mu.com> Cc: topband@contesting.com Sent: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 14:12:40 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband And its even not Ham radio.Its fake PC Computer business. Sorry.Its the end of Ham radio Hans SM6CVX > 10 jan 2020 kl. 20:06 skrev W0MU Mike Fatchett <w...@w0mu.com>: > > 1.5 million hits for FT8? WOW! > > On 1/10/2020 11:38 AM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote: >> I know the purists will flame me for this but look at the >> frequency conservation this would present and look at the activity >> statistics for only the past couple of hours, >> >> AIf the contest was designed well sub-channels could be recommended for the >> various continents as Stew Perry use to urge for intercontinental QSO's >> from 1825-1830. >> >> Here are the amazing stats for only two hours. >> >> Modes over last 2 hours >> Mode Count >> FT8 1549146 >> FT4 41733 >> JS8 7895 >> CW 6894 >> PSK31 433 >> JT65 383 >> OPERA 132 >> JT9 65 >> MSK144 37 >> OLIVIA 22 >> OLIVIA 8 22 >> JT6M 18 >> ROS 14 >> DOMINO 13 >> PI4 12 >> OLIVIA-8 9 >> PSK63 9 >> FSK441 8 >> JT65B 7 >> WSPR 6 >> RTTY 5 >> MT63-500 1 >> SIM31 1 >> THOR 1 >> THOR22 1 >> PSK 1 >> CONTESTI 1 >> >> What do you think? >> >> >> Herb, KV4FZ >> >> >> >> >> _._,_._,_ >> ------------------------------ >> Groups.io Links: >> >> You receive all messages sent to this group. >> >> View/Reply Online (#3244) >> <https://groups.io/g/FT8-Digital-Mode/message/3244> | Reply To Group >> <ft8-digital-m...@groups.io?subject=Re:%20Re%3A%20%5BFT8-Digital-Mode%5D%20Number%20of%20WSJT%20Users> >> | Reply To Sender >> <k2...@aol.com?subject=Private:%20Re:%20Re%3A%20%5BFT8-Digital-Mode%5D%20Number%20of%20WSJT%20Users> >> | Mute This Topic <https://groups.io/mt/69583772/763514> | New Topic >> <https://groups.io/g/FT8-Digital-Mode/post> >> _________________ >> 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 _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector