Topband: future of ham radio

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Roger,

Do you work FT8?  Have you attempted to work any DX on FT8?  It takes 
some skill.

There are different skillsets required.  I could argue it takes little 
skill to buy a 10kw amplifier a remote radio membership and use remote 
receivers all over the world takes little skill too.

Please stop demeaning others that happen to like a part of the hobby you 
do not.   What is interesting to you is not interesting to others.

Did you read where there are more FT8 uploads to Clublog than SSB and CW 
combined?  Sorry this is a great thing for the hobby. People are making 
contacts and actually using the bands.

W0MU


On 10/28/2017 3:42 AM, Roger Kennedy wrote:
> I appreciate the point about trying to get youngsters interested in the
> hobby . . .
>
> However, the trouble with the computer-based Digital modes is that there is
> no SKILL involved in having a contact - it's your Computer having a contact!
>
> That lack of skill and therefore achievement is what gets people hooked into
> a hobby - if there's none they will quickly become bored.
>
> Look what happened with the countless new Amateurs (with new
> easy-to-get-licences) who just came on VHF and used Repeaters - they quickly
> got bored and most are now inactive, unless they were fortunate to have
> someone show them how satisfying making REAL contacts can be.
>
> The same can be said about Motor Racing . . . if the cars people used
> getting into the sport all had ABS, Traction Control, Automatic Transmission
> etc etc it would be pretty boring and they'd soon lose interest.
>
> 73 Roger G3YRO
>
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