Yes, I can earn a 80m CW DXCC, 80m PHONE DXCC, 80m DIGITAL DXCC, BUT NOT 160M CW DXCC !
Whatever you call it, it is not right, not is no fair. PHONE I used my voice, CW I used my skills, FT* YOU used your PC. Who will be the first to claim # 300 on 160m FT*.???? No shame on that! 73;s N4IS -----Original Message----- From: Topband <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Joe Subich, W4TV Sent: Monday, February 19, 2024 10:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Topband: 160 FT8 On 2/19/2024 9:30 PM, Tree wrote: > But I do disagree with that statement. You still used your ears with > SSB. Go back even further ... when Phone came along. Where was the skill in phone (compared to CW)? FT8 may be the modern Phone. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2/19/2024 9:30 PM, Tree wrote: > Agree that this is getting old. > > "Go back and research the transition from AM to SSB. It’s much the same." > > But I do disagree with that statement. You still used your ears with SSB. > > Tree N6TR > > On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 6:10 PM Cecil acuff <[email protected]> wrote: > >> FT8 is here to stay….and there will be others! >> >> Go back and research the transition from AM to SSB. It’s much the same. >> Complain as you will….if you cling to CW as the only valid mode of >> communications on Top Band, you will fail. You are willing to >> sacrifice RTTY to FT8 just recently… in an effort to justify your >> position….to no avail. Technology moves forward….you stay behind. >> All modes are valid and there is nothing you can do to halt it. >> >> AM, SSB, CW, RTTY, Digital modes including FT8….all valid. Doesn’t >> matter if you used a bug or a laptop…all valid. >> >> Fight about remote ops…a much more productive fight!…..that’s if you >> must fight! >> >> This discussion is getting old…. >> >> Cecil >> K5DL >> >> _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
