ARRL is NOT HELPING
simple solution.......if ARRL will make FT modes NON VALID for DXCC ????
I am sure....this will make the use of FT mode used only to whom really
likes it and will NOT kill the CW skills.
just my opinion
I5NPH
Natale
Il 01/08/2019 00:30, W0MU Mike Fatchett ha scritto:
Same thing was said about SSB.
The sky is not falling.
K1JT might have saved Ham Radio. Seems to be quite popular. 60 plus
percent of all LOTW confirms are FT-X now....Speaks volumes.
There is room for CW, SSB, FT-X on topband and all bands.
Criticizing people playing radio seems unproductive.
W0MU
On 7/31/2019 3:16 PM, Hans Hjelmström wrote:
UNFORTUNATELY K1JT and FT 8 killed amateur radio on 6 meters.
It will kill it on 160 meters,and SOON it will kill all amateur radio
activity on all bands.
Soon authorities will reduce our bands,as we do not use these
frequencies any more.
SORRY its all gone from enjoy ,challenge and efforts to a computer
fake game.
CW will be unknown in 20 years,as most of elder Hams are SK ,and
newcomers do not need it.
SAD and unfortunately facts.
Kind regards ( still refuse FT 8 ,and will never use it)
SM6CVX Hans
31 jul 2019 kl. 18:39 skrev daraymond@iowatelecom.net:
Interesting observations Jeff. I will remain on 160 CW as I have in
years past. I enjoy the visceral satisfaction that comes with
pulling out the weak signals and having direct, unencumbered
interaction with the station to which I'm communicating. . .or
trying. . .hi. CW is still great fun.
73. . . Dave, W0FLS
-----Original Message----- From: k1zm--- via Topband
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 7:20 AM
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise
Hi Gang
It is mid summer here and E season on 6M has been fun to play with
while 160m is pretty S L O W as it usually is.
On these pages there has been alot of chatter regarding FT8 - (which
basically took over 6M DX'ing starting in July 2917 - all DX is now
on 50.313 FT8 - which is why I had to adopt this mode in order to
continue DX'ing on 6m). It was either do that or give up operating
on 6M during E season.
I do hope that CW continues to thrive on Topband - but this past
season there was TONS of DX on FT8 and in my opinion LESS DX on CW
than in prior years. It is quite possible to work in JA on 160m
from here on FT8 with 100w out - which would have been quite rare
indeed on CW as I recall (I do not think I ever worked JA with 100w
from here - but who knows?)
Today as I write this - I am listening to 28.074Mhz on a totally
DEAD 10m band. If I tune the entire CW portion and the whole SSB
portion, there is NOTHING - repeat NOTHING there - no signals
whatsoever to be found.
Yet on 28.074Mhz - I just worked a whole page of Europeans on FT8 -
to my almost total INCREDULITY!!
I am not sure how I feel about all of this - but one thing is SURE -
the DX world has changed - and there is no looking back.
I love CW on Topband and used to love CW on 6m - but that no longer
xists -so I do hope the 6m migration to FT8 does not repeat itself
on Topband!
To all a good summer and CU on CW again starting in September.
73 JEFF VY2ZM
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