Re: Topband: Why is ZONE 2 so Rare in JAPAN???

2019-11-11 Thread Doug Renwick
Nick you make a good point about weak people. The statement "GO WITH THE FLOW" or get out of the way" is flawed. The nice thing about this hobby is one can focus on many different aspects. You don't have to change to go with the flow. If playing with FT8 turns your crank then enjoy your hobby.

Re: Topband: Why is ZONE 2 so Rare in JAPAN???

2019-11-11 Thread FZ Bruce
JFK was correct. Prestige comes from the degree of difficulty, Why some are running QRP, and other limiting factors.. 73 Bruce- K1FZ -From: "Hans Hjelmström" To: "Ed Sawyer" Cc: topband@contesting.com Sent: Monday November 11

Topband: Bog ideas

2019-11-11 Thread Mikek
I forgot the link in my last post. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuMwGDK6IhQ=42s >I'm getting serious about running another BOG antenna, my first was destroyed by >a bulldozer after the hurricane. > As long as I'm putting in the labor, I want to build the best I can. I have searched >and

Re: Topband: Why is ZONE 2 so Rare in JAPAN???

2019-11-11 Thread Hans Hjelmström
Agree with Ed/N1UR to 100%. Thats the big point. Kind regards to you all Hans SM6CVX > 11 nov 2019 kl. 18:25 skrev Ed Sawyer : > > As JFK said "not because its easy but because its hard". Making it easy by > "decoding inaudible signals" should give no true 160M fan pleasure. The > whole point

Topband: Bog ideas

2019-11-11 Thread Mikek
I'm getting serious about running another BOG antenna, my first was destroyed by a bulldozer after the hurricane.  As long as I'm putting in the labor, I want to build the best I can. I have searched and don't find anything really new, just match and terminate properly, keep it on the ground,

Topband: 160m Conditions Last Night

2019-11-11 Thread Doug Renwick
Very good over the pole real ham radio (cw) conditions from Northern Europe last night in west NA. Some stations had amazing signals; a few of the strongest were LY7M, YL2SM and LA1MFA. Doug Canada; the ship of fools where corruption and politics are synonymous _ Searchable

Re: Topband: Why is ZONE 2 so Rare in JAPAN???

2019-11-11 Thread Ed Sawyer
As JFK said "not because its easy but because its hard". Making it easy by "decoding inaudible signals" should give no true 160M fan pleasure. The whole point of learning the prop and building the transmit and receive arrays and placing stations near the coast etc etc etc is BECAUSE its hard. A

Topband: Excellent condx

2019-11-11 Thread VE6WZ_Steve
Last night the band was wide open from before sunset till about 0500z here at VE6WZ. 32 EU callsigns were in the log, with some good signals from RA4LW, UA4HBW, R3DE and RA2FV. It was really nice to see the band open up to southern EU with SV2DCD and IK7JTF calling in. Numerous callers from

Topband: OK/OM DX contest... thanks.

2019-11-11 Thread Frantisek Mikulenka
Hi all top band enthusiasts, I'd like to thank to all the stations that called me during OK/OM Dx contest this weekend. Specially to US the conditions were extraordinary. It was a super thrill at my side to be called by by some of the well known big guns from low band

Re: Topband: Why is ZONE 2 so Rare in JAPAN???

2019-11-11 Thread uy0zg
Hi All "As I noted to VE5RA - the world has changed. Basically, it is fast becoming time to "GO WITH THE FLOW" or get out of the way." The world has always changed.. Just weak people in our time is becoming more and more. Very appropriate quote .. : "The difference between stupidity and

Re: Topband: Why is ZONE 2 so Rare in JAPAN???

2019-11-11 Thread k1zm--- via Topband
HI Gary Zone 2 is rare over in JA for a number of reasons.  These are: 1) The first is that there are only a handful of licensed/active amateurs in ZONE 2 2) Of those that are on the air - very few of them have even as much as a 64 ft tower 3) Of the remaining number - there is very little