Hi Roger,
Yeah, there's a flock of storms. There was
a strong storm, almost hurricane off the
Connecticut coast the last few days. Lots
of lightning over the water, 40 MPH winds
here & enough storms it brought on land.
I've had the rig disconnected the last few
days. & there's that old
Well 160m conditions have sometimes been really good lately . . .
In fact during the WPX SSB Contest, some NA stations on 160m were as strong
as 20dB over 9 (like they used to be years ago) . . but there weren't many
on.
And coming on the band on CW several times since then, conditions have
I keep listening but I don’t hear very much other than all the FT8 guys at
1840.
I’m working on a better RX antenna pointed at Europe. Hope springs eternal.
Better days are coming.
Bill/W3WH
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On 4/24/2019 4:48 PM, jayb1...@optonline.net wrote:
Lets face it guys ??? hams like me (age 76, licensed at age 14) learned and
used CW as an (almost) mandatory part of the hobby. Along came the NO-CW
licenses and there was a whole lot fewer new people on CWUs old timers
are dying off and
Can anybody loan me a stick so I can poke my own eyes out instead of
continuing to read this ongoing thread?
Thanks in advance,
Mark N5OT
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Lets face it guys – hams like me (age 76, licensed at age 14) learned and
used CW as an (almost) mandatory part of the hobby. Along came the NO-CW
licenses and there was a whole lot fewer new people on CWUs old timers
are dying off and the CW mandate goes with us. Regardless of the rise of
hat I'm
> talking about! 73. . . Dave, W0FLS
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Andreas Junge
> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 10:59 AM
> To: uy0zg
> Cc: Topband
> Subject: Re: Topband: Lack of NA Activity on CW
>
>
> > On Apr 23, 2019, at 10:58 PM,
I think the discussion about NA activity on CW has run its course.
Thank you.
The Management
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> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 10:59 AM
> To: uy0zg
> Cc: Topband
> Subject: Re: Topband: Lack of NA Activity on CW
>
>
>> On Apr 23, 2019, at 10:58 PM, uy0zg wrote:
>>
>> It's simple - remove the FT from DXCC, and there will be no activity ...
>
&g
Since they're in the business of selling certificates I would think that they
would offer a separate one.
Wes N7WS
On 4/24/2019 11:08 AM, Mike Waters wrote:
I fully agree, Wes. But based on what I've seen over the years, I just
don't think that the ARRL will ever do that.
73, Mike
I fully agree, Wes. But based on what I've seen over the years, I just
don't think that the ARRL will ever do that.
73, Mike
www.w0btu.com
On Wed, Apr 24, 2019, 12:55 PM Wes wrote:
> ... there is a separate DXCC for Phone.
>
> I would have no problem at all with FT-8 if it (and similar
Coming back into ham radio after 40 odd years QRT I feel like I have woken into
a new world. I finally found out what the strange warbling noise around 1840 is
but have no desire to investigate it further. Absolutely the most annoying
thing I have found is the universal practice of everybody
Of course there is a lot to learn to be a successful SSB Dxer. I won't
elaborate but will note that there is a separate DXCC for Phone.
I would have no problem at all with FT-8 if it (and similar automatic modes) had
their own DXCC and didn't dilute (or is it pollute) my RTTY DXCC.
Wes
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From: Andreas Junge
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 10:59 AM
To: uy0zg
Cc: Topband
Subject: Re: Topband: Lack of NA Activity on CW
On Apr 23, 2019, at 10:58 PM, uy0zg wrote:
It's simple - remove the FT from DXCC, and there will be no activity ...
Why stop there? Also remove SSB
> On Apr 23, 2019, at 10:58 PM, uy0zg wrote:
>
> It's simple - remove the FT from DXCC, and there will be no activity ...
Why stop there? Also remove SSB as it is way too easy. Nothing to learn. No
skill required.
Andreas, N6NU
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There are many weak people in the world. They are looking for easy ways.
It always has been.
That's the whole philosophy .
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uy0zg писал 2019-04-24 08:58:
Hi All
That's right, the main thing is to enjoy the process.
The popularity of
Hi All
That's right, the main thing is to enjoy the process.
The popularity of FT8 (and other versions of FT .. that are possible in
the future) lies in the fact that it provides an easier way to DXCC.
It's simple - remove the FT from DXCC, and there will be no activity ...
I
Hi Jim,
This was very nicely illustrated earlier today by Phil Frost, W8II at
https://ham.stackexchange.com/questions/13379/are-qrp-transceivers-only-meant-for-cw-communication
73, Mike
www.w0btu.com
On Tue, Apr 23, 2019, 5:00 PM Jim Brown wrote:
> ... The bottom line is that FT8 (and other
Greetings Top Band,
I guess I’m truly an old fart, now in my 54^th year as a ham. I’ve done
contests, EME, Dxing, RTTY, Fast Scan and slow scan TV and still build a
lot of my equipment.
I do find the lack of CW activity frustrating. It’s not just 160m it’s
all bands. I operate primarily
check out?
73 all
Len SM7BIC
-Ursprungligt meddelande-
Från: Topband För Roger Kennedy
Skickat: den 23 april 2019 10:17
Till: topband@contesting.com
Ämne: Topband: Lack of NA Activity on CW
I get that many stations only use FT8 these days (out of laziness?) . . .
But there are plenty o
d a few CQ DX on 1826.5 without response so back to bed. Yet I did see
>> quite a few US callsigns on the chat. Perhaps they never check out?
>>
>> 73 all
>> Len SM7BIC
>>
>> -Ursprungligt meddelande-
>> Från: Topband För Roger Kennedy
>> Sk
Thank you all!
Many site views. Especially from the USA.
==
As for Goncharsky, we feel sorry for him.
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uy0zg писал 2019-04-23 14:29:
Hi All
Victor
you need to stop listening to dx via the internet!
When will you make an RX antenna?
The
Hi All
Victor
you need to stop listening to dx via the internet!
When will you make an RX antenna?
The availability and use of RX antennas is a great pleasure.
Here is an example of the antenna Anatoly UT2XQ
http://www.topband.in.ua/2019/04/22/ut2xq-antennas/
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t. Perhaps they never check out?
73 all
Len SM7BIC
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Från: Topband För Roger Kennedy
Skickat: den 23 april 2019 10:17
Till: topband@contesting.com
Ämne: Topband: Lack of NA Activity on CW
I get that many stations only use FT8 these days (out of laziness?) . . .
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
gt; >> 73 Kevin K3OX
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> - Original Message -----
> >>
> >> From: "Andreas Junge" < andr...@n6nu.org >
> >> To: "Roger Kennedy" < ro...@wessexproductions.co.uk >
> >> Cc:
tors
>> 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 &g
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,
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
. . . Dave, W0FLS
-Original Message-
From: Chortek, Robert L.
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2019 4:07 PM
To: Mike Waters
Cc: Roger Kennedy ; topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Lack of NA Activity on CW
Hi Mike,
I respect that, but I’d guess the aging population of Topband Ops only
Hi Mike,
I respect that, but I’d guess the aging population of Topband Ops only explains
a small part of the lack of CW activity.
73,
Bob
AA6VB
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On Apr 22, 2019, at 1:56 PM, Mike Waters
mailto:mikew...@gmail.com>> wrote:
On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 3:50 PM Chortek, Robert L.
You maybe correct Roger.
I was just telling you where they all went. :)
I often hear .. no one on CW on 160M, but if you then look at the FT8
passband, it looks like 20M.
Now, with FT4 coming, we might have a 2nd group to look at.
Then, when a 160M CW contest shows up, the band is full of CW.
On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 3:50 PM Chortek, Robert L. <
robert.chor...@berliner.com> wrote:
> ... Seems like most CW ops have lost interest of late. I’m about to pull
> the plug ...
>
Some of us CW ops have not lost interest at all. Our advancing age is like
a brick wall sometimes.
When and if
I’ve been calling CQ almost every morning from the black hole of California.
Propagation to EU from here has been very poor this year but the RBN shows I’m
being heard in JA, Asia and Oceania but I rarely get a reply. Granted, I don’t
hear well (since I live in a subdivision in San Jose with
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.
Hi Roger
Did you look up in the FT8 band? That is where everyone is.
Mike va3mw
On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 4:09 PM Roger Kennedy
wrote:
> Apologies that I haven't been very active on Top Band the past couple of
> months . . .
>
> But I have a new YL, and so have been too busy with other things
Apologies that I haven't been very active on Top Band the past couple of
months . . .
But I have a new YL, and so have been too busy with other things !
However . . . I did come on for a couple of hours both on Saturday and
Sunday nights . . . but despite the band being open for DX, only had a
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