Re: Topband: A Bit of Zone 2 History Was Made Last Week

2019-11-08 Thread GEORGE WALLNER
Jeff, Please ignore the negative comments. FT8 is perfectly good. CW would have been harder but "better"! (i.e. more valued by the old-timers.) But with FT8 you've made more people happy! 73, George, AA7JV On Fri, 8 Nov 2019 10:11:29 -0600 "Doug Renwick" wrote: I congratulate you on your

Re: Topband: A Bit of Zone 2 History Was Made Last Week

2019-11-08 Thread Steve Ireland
Hi Miriam (and Jeff) Congratulations on your mini-DXpedition to Zone 2 - and it is good to see someone is thinking of us in the Asia/Indian Ocean/Pacific area. In common with most topbanders any in this area, one of the two remaining zones I need on 160m after 24 years of operation from here

Re: Topband: A Bit of Zone 2 History Was Made Last Week

2019-11-08 Thread Glenn Wyant
Doug, and many of us who over time , have learned to ignore your useless comments. Glenn VA3DX - Original Message - From: "Doug Renwick" To: ; Sent: Friday, November 08, 2019 11:11 AM Subject: Re: Topband: A Bit of Zone 2 History Was Made Last Week I congratulate you on your

Re: Topband: A Bit of Zone 2 History Was Made Last Week

2019-11-08 Thread JAYB1943
To K1ZM and group – GREAT WORK GUYS !! Using the latest technology to do what could not have been done before is what Ham Radio has ALWAYS been about ...don’t let the old computer-challenged curmudgeons bother you at all. 73 Jay NY2NY _ Searchable Archives:

Re: Topband: A Bit of Zone 2 History Was Made Last Week

2019-11-08 Thread Doug Renwick
I congratulate you on your effort. However there are many of us who do not consider FT8 as a 'legitimate' QSO. Doug "The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." Albert Einstein -Original Message- 08 Nov 2019 Hi Gang Jeff and I just got back from a one

Topband: A Bit of Zone 2 History Was Made Last Week

2019-11-08 Thread k1zm--- via Topband
08 Nov 2019 Hi Gang Jeff and I just got back from a one week "mini dx'pedition" to ZONE 2.  Three ferries and about a 2400km roundtrip drive to 50.112 North from PEI was made with the express purpose of giving ZONE 2 to our JA 160m friends. Prior to our trip, only one single JA station had