Topband: FT8, etc VS the world

2021-03-11 Thread ROBERT ESHLEMAN
I would like to add my word to this long running discourse. I am 85 years old and have lost most of my hearing as a result of my profession (dentistry), my hobby, (low band DX'ing) and a surgical procedure for my trigeminal neuroglia. On 160 I have worked and confirmed 336 DXCC entities of

Re: Topband: FT8 etc.

2021-03-11 Thread Phil Lefever via Topband
"Advancement of the radio art" The primary raison d'etra of amateur radio for over 100 years. Started with spark, CW followed, soon AM, SSB and zillions of forms of digital came to be. The day we stop innovating and striving for better is the day that amateur radio no longer has a reason to

Re: Topband: CQ Zones

2021-03-11 Thread Mark Lunday
Excellent/Ausgezeichnet! This is how I contested when I started in 1977 - straight key madness! Mark WD4ELG Get Outlook for iOS From: Topband on behalf of uy0zg Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2021 11:36:08 AM To: Andy Blank Cc: Topband

Re: Topband: CQ Zones

2021-03-11 Thread uy0zg
Hi CQ WW CW 160m Contest 2021 DL1FY : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwEzX3rrQU4 --- Nick, UY0ZG http://www.topband.in.ua Andy Blank писал 2021-03-11 17:42: How about this to change the mood. If anyone operated the CQ 160 CW or SSB contest this year and has some station pictures

Re: Topband: CQ Zones

2021-03-11 Thread Andy Blank
How about this to change the mood. If anyone operated the CQ 160 CW or SSB contest this year and has some station pictures (preferably with you in them)... Please forward them to me directly. I am looking to feature some ops that have not been in the writeups before. No matter how small the

Re: Topband: CQ Zones

2021-03-11 Thread Mike Waters
Well said. It's past time for that. 73 Mike W0BTU On Wed, Mar 10, 2021, 11:00 PM W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote: > Seems like it might be time to remove or moderate people on this list. > This is a bit over the top. > > _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband -