Topband: Every mid week. . .

[Larry]

hi all,
last night was my first effort at top band for this season. i worked 10 EU stations on CW. only one was a new one but i dont care. it's just fun being heard in EU from the "almost west coast". mostly nice to renew acquaintances with old friends.
i have no interest in digital modes but more power to those that do. 
any DX on top band is a thrill and if the band is closed then there is always NetFlix.
73,larryn7dd 


-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca>
To: topband at contesting.com
Sent: Fri, Oct 9, 2020 10:31 pm
Subject: Topband: Every mid week. . .

We see an announcement about "activity night" on Wednesday. (which borders
on begging and cajoling at times)

 

Every Thursday into Friday we see complaints from the same individual
talking about the lack of activity, where were you guys, do you have QRN or
whatever.(aka 'guilt trip')

 

It gets really really old.  I delete most of them w/o even reading them.
Every once in a while I open one 

up hoping the "ask" or "announcement" has changed, but nope.same old
whining.

 

Maybe some of us don't like working the same fellows mid week in the warmer
weather ? (QRN, other stuff going on in our lives)

 

Maybe some of us have pretty much worked all we want to work on 160m.

 

Maybe some of us now concentrate on rare DX, or contest QSO's or FT8 or SSB
(or any number of things)

 

This is not the 1950's or 1960's where we have to announce weekly where the
listening/CQing will take place.(and then complain about it the next day
when you don't fill your personal log book)

 

I am sure W1BB (and everyone else) didn't whine about the lack of activity
in their paper newsletters.

 

I already suggested to you (privately a year or so ago, to help you save
face) about some things you could do to improve "activity night" but you
have not even tried one of them. (a la CWops CWT awards, just to mention
one)

 

Please. Stop the whining.

 

Mike VE9AA

p.s.-I really enjoy the N6TR and VE6WZ (and others) reports.  Absolutely no
whining ! (aka 100% whine free)

 

Mike, Coreen & Corey

Keswick Ridge, NB

 

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