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Re: Topband: J28MD, conditions

To: Hans Hjelmström <sm6cvx@hjelmstrom.se>
Subject: Re: Topband: J28MD, conditions
From: Tom <w1tc@arrl.net>
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2022 14:55:29 -0400
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J28MD has been on 160 CW every night this week (local time) 1828 or 1829 maybe 
other bands he is only ft8, i don’t know.  i also worked him on 80 cw.

> On Nov 5, 2022, at 2:49 PM, Hans Hjelmström <sm6cvx@hjelmstrom.se> wrote:
> 
> Hi Bob
> 
> And I can tell you,,,,I feel same,,,,PLUS it has also destroyed the fun on
> 50 mc.   NO CW or SSB to be heard ( except TZ4AM and TT8SN  still on CW/SSB).
> Both 5V7RU/ ty5RU and J28MD ONLY FT 8 unheard mode. NOT even
> a try on CW,even that conditions are perfect.
> This is VERY SAD and will impact of activity in future for many of us.
> 
> Take care and stay safe
> 
> Hans SM6CVX  / NO Ft 8 ever
>> 5 nov 2022 kl. 19:39 skrev kq2m@kq2m.com:
>> 
>> 
>> On Tuesday I heard but could not work VK6IR, but I did work VK6GX on 
>> Thursday for my first zone 29 qso on 160 since VK6HD about 3 decades ago.
>> My antenna is a modest 160 Inv L with elevated radials.  When the band has 
>> very good cndx I can work almost anything that I can hear.  But on the 
>> marginal days there is quite a bit of long-haul DX that eludes me.  ;-)  
>> (I'm still missing zones 22, 23, 24, 26, and 27)
>> 
>> What is maddening to me is that it used to be that FT4 / FT8 was used by 
>> some DXpeditions AFTER they had already worked 160 CW.  Now, to my great 
>> disappointment, more and more DXpeditions are routinely using FT4 and/or FT8 
>> IN PLACE of 160 cw, even though they are perfectly capable of operating 160 
>> CW. Sadly, this trend seems to be getting more and more pervasive.
>> 
>> Recently, 5V7RU has ONLY been on FT4 / FT8 on 80 and 160, with NO cw at all 
>> on those bands.
>> This follows the previous country they were in where they operated 80 cw but 
>> no 160 cw.
>> 
>> J28MD has operated 160 cw very briefly and typically avoids it, instead 
>> preferring FT8.
>> 
>> I get it....  It is far easier to work stations on FT4 or FT8 than on cw.  
>> And using those unattended modes allow qsos to be made
>> while the Dxpedition operators sleep.  But that does not make me feel better 
>> about it.
>> 
>> I am not interested in the digital modes, preferring the traditional modes 
>> of CW and SSB.  I understand that others feel differently,
>> which is fine.  But it bothers me that DXpeditions are now avoiding CW on 
>> 80/160 because they just don't want to bother.
>> 
>> 73
>> 
>> Bob, KQ2M
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 2022-11-05 12:45, Tom wrote:
>>> On thursday night conditions here in w1 land were outstanding!   J28MD
>>> (cw) and 5V7RU (ft8) got in the log and I heard HS0ZOY (ft8) at his SR
>>> at -5 for about 5 minutes.  first HS I have ever heard.
>>> hope i get a chance with T88.
>>>> On Nov 5, 2022, at 12:00 PM, David Raymond <daraymond@iowatelecom.net> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> Greetings Topbanders. . .
>>>> I've spent a considerable amount of time on watch this past week for J28MD 
>>>> on Topband (CW).  While they've spent a fair amount of time on TB I 
>>>> haven't yet had success yet in spite of my ongoing efforts.   I believe it 
>>>> was this past Tuesday night when Joel, W5ZN, said they appeared briefly 
>>>> out of the noise (about 10 minutes or so and did have success with his 
>>>> BSEF-8 and Hi-Z 8 arrays in diversity)  then disappeared the rest of the 
>>>> evening. Wednesday night's opening to NA was much longer starting on the 
>>>> East coast and slowly sweeping westward with quite a few NA making it in 
>>>> the log (EC + 5's, 8's, & 9s', VE).  Unfortunately the prop just never 
>>>> quite made it this far west.  They barely peaked out of the noise here in 
>>>> Iowa Wednesday evening (NA time) just enough to get me excited and dump my 
>>>> call a few times hoping for even a marginal QSO. . . but no cigar.  It's a 
>>>> little frustrating to see that they always QRT about 30 minutes or so 
>>>> prior to their SR but they get credit for being on faithfully on CW and 
>>>> FT8 as well.  I know they're getting close to wrapping up but hopefully 
>>>> they'll be on (CW) again this evening.
>>>> It's been good to have some DX operations QRV and bring some much needed 
>>>> life to TB (which sure hasn't had much). . .TY0, 5V, and now J28, A3, and 
>>>> T88.  The prop has been very poor.  CQing here in the evening brings no DX 
>>>> responses and only a handful of EU EBN hits so far this season.  
>>>> Thankfully mornings have activity from our very stalwart VK friends 
>>>> (VK3HJ, VK2WF, VK6GX, VK6IR, VK6LW, others) but only a handful of JA QSOs 
>>>> so far this season (8 to be exact).  JA1LZR gets kudos for being QRV 
>>>> almost every morning (NA time),  but without much prop, I think only 
>>>> limited success.    I have yet to hit the VK4CT RBN CQing here in the 
>>>> mornings.  I don't think this is totally attributable to the increased 
>>>> SFI. . . prop from here was only marginally better two seasons ago when 
>>>> the SFI was very low.
>>>> All that said, I encourage everyone to get on and make some noise.
>>>> 73. . . Dave, W0FLS (in Iowa)
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