Topband: FT8 - the end of 160m old school DXing? (long)

[JC]

"Has the world really turned upside down and what do you think the future holds?"

Hi Steve

On the old days we used to call CQ several times and listening, very few people realize what listening really means. It means we need to tune around the band to find someone calling us. Take that knob and spin it!

With the computer our habits are different. Nowadays we turn the PC first and if we see a spot or a RBN entry we try to call.

The new digital mode is an evolution of doing nothing. Skype would be more fun,  digital mode is boring and soon the FT8 user will feel that way too.

The best way to know the future is to work on it. We should be back to call CQ for the fun to work someone.

Call CQ 5 times and then turn your computer on, every day, if all of us do it once a day, the band will be fun again.

73's
N4IS
JC