Re: Topband: Lightning QRN season?

["Luis Mansutti IV3PRK" <luisprk@tin.it>]

Unfortunatly that's right, but not for all.
Before going on Internet, I always check 1802.5 to see if W1AW is coming 
through...and if I hear it, I move up and give some CQ's, otherwise I go 
back in the sack.
For sure I can confirm that this season has been the worst one in over 20 
years of Topband summer DXing. Not even any activity with Africa or South 
America !
73
Luis IV3PRK


> 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 <mikewate@gmail.com>
> To: topband <topband@contesting.com>
> 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
>
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