YES SORRY but FT 8 has killed Amateur Radio more or less. Instead there is a computer game going on.Computers picking up signals not even being able to be heard by humans. Real shame. And ARRL allow these game-connections to count for awards that BEFORE needed challange and efforts and operators skill. Many many operators has already lost interest in our hobby,and in some years , the hobby is gone or just computer game. Kind regards Hans SM6CVX > 23 apr 2019 kl. 09:23 skrev Victor Goncharsky via Topband > <[email protected]>: > > This is not always the case. I have noticed long openings to Caribbean during > last year 6m season with signal levels good enough for reliable CW QSOs but > only FT8 portion of the band was alive. > Will see what will happen this year. Top band game is almost over with the > last 3 new ones worked in April (but missed XR0) so 6m antenna is on its way > to the tower this week. > > >> Вторник, 23 апреля 2019, 5:20 UTC от [email protected]: >> >> >> Just as a note , most of the DX operations on 6 meters moved to FT8 because >> of the short, almost momentary nature of many 6 meter DX openings. But w >> hen the band supports longer prop ag ation periods, you will still find at >> least some DX on SSB and CW. >> >> For the most part, HF DX openings are of longer duration and don't particul >> arly require FT8, especially as opposed to CW. Of course, some operators >> prefer FT8 and that's cool too. >> >> 73 Kevin K3OX >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Andreas Junge" < [email protected] > >> To: "Roger Kennedy" < [email protected] > >> Cc: [email protected] >> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2019 7:57:10 PM >> Subject: Re: Topband: Lack of NA Activity on CW >> >> 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 than before. >> >> They just don’t want to talk to the same people over and over again. >> >> It looks like that DXpeditions are making it more of an effort these days to >> get on 160M. >> >> The same CW->FT8 move has happened on 6M where almost all of the DX is now >> FT8. The cheese has moved. Go where the cheese is or starve. >> >> It take a new DXCC any mode any time and that’s just me. Same as AA6VB, I >> live in the Bay Area my lot size dictates what I can put up for 160M. To a >> degree FT8 is a necessity to make any progress. >> >> And yes, I was fortunate enough to work VI9NI on CW/160M - thanks to the >> team for showing up during the West Coast sunrises. >> >> To each their own. >> >> 73, Andreas, N6NU >> >> >>> On Apr 22, 2019, at 1:28 PM, Roger Kennedy < [email protected] >>> > wrote: >>> >>> 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. But if more >>> people came on, there would be more CW activity ! >>> >>> Roger G3YRO >>> -------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>>> Hi Roger >>> >>>> Did you look up in the FT8 band? That is where everyone is. >>> >>>> Mike va3mw >>> >>> >>> _________________ >>> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband >>> Reflector >> >> _________________ >> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector >> >> _________________ >> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector > > > -- > 73, Victor Goncharsky US5WE/K1WE (UW5W in VHF contests, ex UB5WE), P.E. > UARL Technical and VHF Committies > DXCC Honor Roll #1 (Mixed, Phone), 9BDXCC, 8BWAS > DXCC card checker (160 meters). > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
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