Topband: Lightning QRN season?

[Charlie Cunningham]

Sad, but true.

Folks don't  seem to listen much anymore. Seem to prefer being "spoon-fed"
DX from Internet packet clusters.

Charlie. K4OTV

-----Original Message-----
From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
mstangelo at comcast.net
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 1:42 PM
To: Mike Waters
Cc: topband
Subject: Re: Topband: Lightning QRN season?

Mike,

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 at gmail.com>
To: topband <topband at 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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