Heck, got on 160 yesterday morning and called CQ -- had a nice chat with W7CB near San Luis Obispo, CA....wonderful copy on both ends, he with a KW and me with 30 watts. Go figure - two guys on Top Band at the same time IN the summer!! Albeit not DX, will wonders never cease?!?!?! Jim R. K9JWV
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:07:10 -0400 > CC: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Topband: Lightning QRN season? > > Sad, but true. > > Folks don't seem to listen much anymore. Seem to prefer being "spoon-fed" > DX from Internet packet clusters. > > Charlie. K4OTV > > -----Original Message----- > From: Topband [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 1:42 PM > To: Mike Waters > Cc: topband > Subject: Re: Topband: Lightning QRN season? > > Mike, > > I find the problem is that most operators today spend most of their time > surfing the Web or chatting on varios social groups (like Yahoo Groups!). > > They gripe about lousy conditions or the lack of stations instead of just > getting on the air and listening or giving a call. > > Like it or not, the Internet has changed our methods of communicating. > > Mike N2MS > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mike Waters <[email protected]> > To: topband <[email protected]> > Sent: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 03:29:30 -0000 (UTC) > Subject: Re: Topband: Lightning QRN season? > > <snip> > > Frankly, I think many hams are just too lazy (maybe disinclined is a better > word) to try and copy weak signals buried in the noise. To me, that's what's > the most fun about this hobby. That's why I loved working 144.2 MHz, the > challenge. And I managed to work 30 states there from a section of Toledo, > Ohio that had prolific power line noise. > > All I can think of is, "what a bunch of wimps". Sorry if that offended > anyone, but what else can we say? :-) > > 73, Mike > www.w0btu.com > > _________________ > Topband Reflector > > _________________ > Topband Reflector _________________ Topband Reflector
