I probably should know, but what makes
Zone 2 such a rarity for JA & the others?
The few operators from 2? Propagation
issues?
73,
Gary
KA1J
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FT/X is never going away. Just like Remotes and packet, contesting,
SSTV, insert your most dislike part of the hobby. It is called change.
Disparaging other people in our hobby is not helpful to the hobby
especially to new people coming it. What would they think if they over
heard this
gang,
you are missing the point. this thread has turned into a discussion of FT8 vs
CW. again.
the original message is about jeff and miriam taking the time, effort and no
doubt expense to give the deserving few a new zone. some day you may be lucky
enough to need only one zone for WAZ. you may
It is clear that the 160M is just full of grumpy old farts. That is ok, we
are getting used to it. :)
You'd think someone is making them use FT8. No one said you had to use
it. If you don't like it, just spin the dial or turn the radio off.
I have a pretty good hearing 160M station. I see
Hi,
Unfortunately, I learned very late about work plans from the 2 zone. I heard a
short, quiet squeak in the CW, and later decoded the signal on 1840.
Unfortunately, all the work was for JA friends, RX was only in 1908.
May be later on 1840, but I’m no decode...
For me, the 2 zone is the
HI Jeff and Miriam,
Great effort and wonderful results making a lot of people happy by your family
project.
You have made our family happy this Summer by giving us a new country on 6
meters - Canada!
Keep up the good work.
We enjoyed reading your 160m book.
Best wishes from our ham radio
G'day
As Mike VE9AA has indicated there have been several excellent Zone 2
operations in the past from the Point Amour lighthouse in Cape where the
operators have had a good 160m setup. Unfortunately despite the
operating teams kindly making skeds with me, we've had no success. Mike
VK6HD SK
This discussion should be re-directed to the ARRL and the Awards committee.
Otherwise it will detract from our universal Love-working DX with a burning
Coax and a Smile in our filaments.
…Or Transistors….or Remote switching arrangements….or Virtual Reality
headsets…whatever floats your boat.
I
Hey – I’m still concerned about the validity of RTTY, SSTV, and SSB since
they’re not REAL radio !!! hihij -ny2ny
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Guys - we seem to have spiraled once again into a debate about the
validity of FT8 QSOs.
PLEASE STOP... or moderation will commence.
Thanks.
The Management
On Sat, Nov 9, 2019 at 9:41 AM Doug Renwick wrote:
> To all those who worship FT8 - Enjoy the decline.
> Quote: " I agree Doug - as I
Jeff and Miriam
Thanks for the report on your Zone 2 activity. I am so happy to see you
were successful in working the JA stations. I am particularly pleased to
see Kuni JA7NI made it into your log. I met him and Kaz JA8ISU et al at a
luncheon at JE1ZST contest club station in 2012.Those
I fully concur!!
73,
John, W4NU
K4JAG, 1959 to 1998
Sent from my iPhone
> On Nov 9, 2019, at 12:42 PM, Doug Renwick wrote:
>
> To all those who worship FT8 - Enjoy the decline.
> Quote: " I agree Doug - as I said - FT8 is not real ham radio - but that is
> where we are today."
>
> Doug
>
To all those who worship FT8 - Enjoy the decline.
Quote: " I agree Doug - as I said - FT8 is not real ham radio - but that is
where we are today."
Doug
"The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits."
Albert Einstein
-Original Message-
I congratulate you
Well, after nearly 19 years of QRV in ZL, Miriam gave me my first ever
zone 02 contact. Thanks Miriam and Jeff!
I would imagine that, because of the increased distance from VK, zone 02
would be even more difficult to work from there than from ZL.
73, Greg, ZL3IX
WRT to Steve's comments,
Since you cc'd me to your Topband Reflector comments Michael/VA3MW, are you
inferring I am "thankless"?
( nor did I say anything about Jeff's operation other than positive comments )
If you just hit "reply-all" and I got copied accidently, then all is good; pse
disregard this query.
Mike VE9AA
Regardless of what the others say and who are thankless...
For those that committed time, vacation and certainly lots of personal CASH, I
thank the entire team.
Your contributions to the hobby are certainly appreciated.
Mike va3mw
> On Nov 9, 2019, at 9:44 AM, Mike Smith VE9AA wrote:
>
>
WTG Jeff and Miriam !
I am always wanting to go to Zone 2 for some contest, but time, money and
work/home commitments thus far have prevented it.
WRT to Steve's comments, I am *very* surprised that few VK's have worked
Zone 2.
In recent memory VO2AAA/VO2AC have put on 2 pretty big 160m
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
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
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
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
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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
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08 Nov 2019
Hi Gang
Jeff and I just got back from a one
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
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