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

[Victor Goncharsky]

JT modes were originally designed for VHF (59 MHz and up).
No reason to use them on HF and especially on Top Band.
We will not pay attention to those playing the childish FT8 toys on HF.
3C0L showed us the proper way. 


>Среда, 25 октября 2017, 11:55 UTC от Mirosław Paczocha <mp at hot.pl>:
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>Hi,
>
>FT8, JT65 and similar modes are just computer to computer "QSOs".
>
>I expect DXCC CW and DXCC SSB will still be praised while DXCC DIGI or Mixed will soon have no much value.
>
>73, Mirek
>SP5ENA
>
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>----Original Message-----
>From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of ok1tn 
>Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 12:26 PM
>To: Bob Kupps < n6bk at yahoo.com >
>Cc: Topband reflector < topband at contesting.com >; Steve Ireland < vk6vz at arach.net.au >
>Subject: Re: Topband: FT8 - the end of 160m old school DXing? (long)
>
>Agree completely from me too.
>over 50years on TOP band only CW
>ok1tn
>-- 
>73 Slavek Zeler
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73, Victor Goncharsky US5WE/K1WE (UW5W in VHF contests, ex UB5WE), P.E.
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