Topband: Good Conditions, Little Activity

[Roger Stein]

Fun on TopBand last night from Halifax, NS.
I was able to put John SM5EDX, Al LY7M, and Stasys LY1G Into the log before retiring for the evening. Many thanks to Guy, K2AV, for his Inverted L FCP design that I use as my TX antenna.
Prior to getting on 160, Kevan N4XL did a Zoom presentation on 160 vertical antenna techniques thanks to coordination by Larry Anderson NN5O and the Deep Dixie Contest Club. The presentation was recorded and will be available via YouTube.
CU on The bands, 73, Roger VA1RST 

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> On Oct 9, 2020, at 10:27 AM, GEORGE WALLNER <aa7jv at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
> 
> 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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