Steve, You have summed it up perfectly. Perhaps it will be FT8 that will keep Amateur Radio alive with the new "smart-device-bound, multi-tasking, app-addicted" generation. Times change. TKS and 73,
Wow, that's a profound thought, Steve! I never thought of that, but it makes sense. Thank you for that. 73, Mike www.w0btu.com _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topban
Greetings Top Band, I guess Im truly an old fart, now in my 54^th year as a ham. Ive done contests, EME, Dxing, RTTY, Fast Scan and slow scan TV and still build a lot of my equipment. I do find the l
Hi Jim, This was very nicely illustrated earlier today by Phil Frost, W8II at https://ham.stackexchange.com/questions/13379/are-qrp-transceivers-only-meant-for-cw-communication 73, Mike www.w0btu.com
Hi All That's right, the main thing is to enjoy the process. The popularity of FT8 (and other versions of FT .. that are possible in the future) lies in the fact that it provides an easier way to DXC
Besides : There are many weak people in the world. They are looking for easy ways. It always has been. That's the whole philosophy ..... -- Nick, UY0ZG http://www.topband.in.ua uy0zg 2019-04-24 08:58
Why stop there? Also remove SSB as it is way too easy. Nothing to learn. No skill required. Andreas, N6NU _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflecto
" Nothing to learn." ? And you try ! Single-Op High Power K3ZM.............460,362 CU4DX............399,564 (UZ5DX) ZF2AM............356,071 (K6AM) I5JVA............351,900 ES5RW............344,560 Z
Quite the opposite. . .while I'm a CW guy, there can be considerable skill required for good SSB operation. If you've ever had to run a big SSB pileup or tried pull out a weak DX signal with a foreig
Of course there is a lot to learn to be a successful SSB Dxer. I won't elaborate but will note that there is a separate DXCC for Phone. I would have no problem at all with FT-8 if it (and similar au
Coming back into ham radio after 40 odd years QRT I feel like I have woken into a new world. I finally found out what the strange warbling noise around 1840 is but have no desire to investigate it fu
I fully agree, Wes. But based on what I've seen over the years, I just don't think that the ARRL will ever do that. 73, Mike www.w0btu.com _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting
Since they're in the business of selling certificates I would think that they would offer a separate one. Wes N7WS 73, Mike www.w0btu.com ... there is a separate DXCC for Phone. I would have no prob
You are missing the point. This was tongue in cheek comment. I could have picked any mode with any bogus argument. There are 10s and 100s of KHZ of spectrum wasting away unused and people have nothin
You are so right Dave. Even from the west coast working JA's it can require a lot of work and perseverance especially with the weak ones. There are times working 3 or even 4 a minute can occur but I
Lets face it guys hams like me (age 76, licensed at age 14) learned and used CW as an (almost) mandatory part of the hobby. Along came the NO-CW licenses and there was a whole lot fewer new people on
Can anybody loan me a stick so I can poke my own eyes out instead of continuing to read this ongoing thread? Thanks in advance, Mark N5OT _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.
On 4/24/2019 4:48 PM, JAYB1943@OPTONLINE.NET wrote: Lets face it guys ??? hams like me (age 76, licensed at age 14) learned and used CW as an (almost) mandatory part of the hobby. Along came the NO-C