Topband: Good Conditions, Little Activity

[GEORGE WALLNER]

Hans,
FT8 did not kill Ham radio; it has changed it. Computer are doing that to 
many aspects of our lives, some them we like, and some we don't.
There are things that you can't do with FT8: you can't win a CW or SSB 
contest (even RTTY), nor can you get a CW DXCC, etc.
You can still show your skills.

73 and CU on CW,
George,
AA7JV/C6AGU



On Fri, 9 Oct 2020 10:27:11 +0200
  Hans Hjelmström <sm6cvx at hjelmstrom.se> wrote:
> SORRY Roger
>FT 8 has killed Ham radio ,when you need your own skill and not trust 
> a computer to make your connection.  I will NEVER use that mode.Unfortunately MNI MNI Sweden Hams have  almost gone QRT for good,because of this FT-8 and lack of activity on ,,,,hearing modes.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Hans SM6CVX
>
>> 9 okt 2020 kl. 10:20 skrev Roger Kennedy <roger at wessexproductions.co.uk>:
>>
>>
>> It's such a shame that 160m Conditions for DX have been pretty good over the
>> past week or two . . . 
>>
>> Yet there are so few CW stations coming on the band !
>>
>> I hear lots of us Europeans putting out endless CQ DX calls . . . but often
>> getting no replies, despite good RBN Reports confirming the band is open.
>>
>> Roger G3YRO
>>
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