Topband: FT8 and comments.

[John]

Hi guys not posted for many years , I worked as a ships  Radio Officer for 28 years finally ended career with a Norwegian company working North of 65 degrees on a semi sub offshore drilling rig Dyvi Stena.

In the early days had to send reports mostly cw, then later creed teleprinter horrible 
Radio room full of figure 8 paper copy tapes hung on nails hihi . 

Cw always was the mode my rig / gear old fashioned the best filter in my opinion is between your ears , no money for expensive transceivers but antennas not bad 
And 40 zones on 160 cw . I'm not a digi fan but hey ho each to own . All best 73

John G4EIM 

John Beaumont