Topband: Lack of NA Activity on CW

[Andreas Junge]

You are missing the point. This was tongue in cheek comment. I could have picked any mode with any bogus argument.

There are 10s and 100s of KHZ of spectrum wasting away unused and people have nothing better to do but complain about FT8 and the use of 3KHz of spectrum per band for ALL users. Those 3KHz are the bandwidth of ONE SSB signal. Get over it. 

Live and let live. 

So, where is everybody calling CQ CW at my local sunrise? There are the same 2 or 3 W6/7 stations every morning and the occasional JA and HL and that’s it. I have more luck making QSO’s on FT8. 

I run my Flex 6700 on FT8 and CW at the same time and work whatever I need in whatever mode. I don’t think anybody should tell me what’s acceptable or not. 

And yes, I prefer CW. 

Andreas, N6NU

> On Apr 24, 2019, at 10:35 AM, daraymond at iowatelecom.net wrote:
> 
> Quite the opposite. . .while I'm a CW guy, there can be considerable skill required for good SSB operation.  If you've ever had to run a big SSB pileup or tried pull out a weak DX signal with a foreign accent, you know what I'm talking about!      73. . . Dave, W0FLS
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Andreas Junge
> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 10:59 AM
> To: uy0zg
> Cc: Topband
> Subject: Re: Topband: Lack of NA Activity on CW
> 
> 
>> On Apr 23, 2019, at 10:58 PM, uy0zg <uy0zg at mksat.net> wrote:
>> 
>> It's simple - remove the FT from DXCC, and there will be no activity ...
> 
> Why stop there? Also remove SSB as it is way too easy.  Nothing to learn. No skill required.
> 
> Andreas, N6NU
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