Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise

[Natale Borghetti]

ARRL is NOT HELPING

simple solution.......if ARRL will make FT modes NON VALID for DXCC  ????

I am sure....this will make the use of FT mode used only to whom really 
likes it and will NOT kill the CW skills.

just my opinion

I5NPH

Natale



Il 01/08/2019 00:30, W0MU Mike Fatchett ha scritto:
> Same thing was said about SSB.
>
> The sky is not falling.
>
> K1JT might have saved Ham Radio.  Seems to be quite popular.  60 plus 
> percent of all LOTW confirms are FT-X now....Speaks volumes.
>
> There is room for CW, SSB, FT-X on topband and all bands.
>
> Criticizing people playing radio seems unproductive.
>
> W0MU
>
> On 7/31/2019 3:16 PM, Hans Hjelmström wrote:
>> UNFORTUNATELY  K1JT  and FT 8  killed amateur radio on 6 meters.
>> It will kill it on 160 meters,and SOON it will kill all amateur radio 
>> activity on all bands.
>>
>> Soon authorities will reduce our bands,as we do not use these 
>> frequencies any more.
>>
>> SORRY its all gone from enjoy ,challenge and efforts to a computer 
>> fake game.
>>
>> CW will be unknown in 20 years,as most of elder Hams are SK ,and 
>> newcomers do not need it.
>>
>> SAD and unfortunately facts.
>>
>> Kind regards  ( still refuse FT 8  ,and will never use it)
>>
>> SM6CVX Hans
>>> 31 jul 2019 kl. 18:39 skrev daraymond at iowatelecom.net:
>>>
>>> Interesting observations Jeff.  I will remain on 160 CW as I have in 
>>> years past.  I enjoy the visceral satisfaction that comes with 
>>> pulling out the weak signals and having direct, unencumbered 
>>> interaction with the station to which I'm communicating. . .or 
>>> trying. . .hi.  CW is still great fun.
>>>
>>> 73. . . Dave, W0FLS
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: k1zm--- via Topband
>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 7:20 AM
>>> To: topband at contesting.com
>>> Subject: Topband: Summer Update & a Surprise
>>>
>>> Hi Gang
>>>
>>>
>>> It is mid summer here and E season on 6M has been fun to play with 
>>> while 160m is pretty S L O W as it usually is.
>>> On these pages there has been alot of chatter regarding FT8 - (which 
>>> basically took over 6M DX'ing starting in July 2917 - all DX is now 
>>> on 50.313 FT8 - which is why I had to adopt this mode in order to 
>>> continue DX'ing on 6m).  It was either do that or give up operating 
>>> on 6M during E season.
>>> I do hope that CW continues to thrive on Topband - but this past 
>>> season there was TONS of DX on FT8 and in my opinion LESS DX on CW 
>>> than in prior years.   It is quite possible to work in JA on 160m 
>>> from here on FT8 with 100w out - which would have been quite rare 
>>> indeed on CW as I recall (I do not think I ever worked JA with 100w 
>>> from here - but who knows?)
>>> Today as I write this - I am listening to 28.074Mhz on a totally 
>>> DEAD 10m band.  If I tune the entire CW portion and the whole SSB 
>>> portion, there is NOTHING - repeat NOTHING there - no signals 
>>> whatsoever to be found.
>>> Yet on 28.074Mhz - I just worked a whole page of Europeans on FT8 - 
>>> to my almost total INCREDULITY!!
>>> I am not sure how I feel about all of this - but one thing is SURE - 
>>> the DX world has changed - and there is no looking back.
>>> I love CW on Topband and used to love CW on 6m - but that no longer 
>>> xists  -so I do hope the 6m migration to FT8 does not repeat itself 
>>> on Topband!
>>> To all a good summer and CU on CW again starting in September.
>>> 73 JEFF   VY2ZM
>>>
>>>
>>> .
>>>
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Natale Borghetti

I5NPH

nborghetti at alice.it