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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