Topband: CQ Zones

[Chortek, Robert L.]

Actually, it is ham radio.

Have you spent any time with the mode?

For example,

1. Have you identified a country you need for a bond slot or ATNO?

2.  Have you determined the best time of year, time of day, and band to see if a station from that country is on?

3. Have you searched the decodes daily for a station from that country?

4. After spending days hunting that DX, have you FINALLY managed to be there when the propagation was favorable?

5.  Have you then, after all that, called that DX and made the contact?

If that does not qualify as ham radio, I’m not sure what does.

73,

Bob/AA6VB
Robert L. Chortek

On Mar 9, 2021, at 8:04 AM, ok1tn <ok1tn at seznam.cz> wrote:



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FT4 FT8 is just a computer game. It's not a ham radio
OK1TN
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73 Slavek Zeler


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Od: Chortek, Robert L. <Robert.Chortek at berliner.com>
Komu: Joe Subich, W4TV <lists at subich.com>
Datum: 9. 3. 2021 16:31:21
Předmět: Re: Topband: CQ Zones
THANK YOU JOE! That pretty much captures the debate.

73,

Bob/AA6VB
Robert L. Chortek

> On Mar 9, 2021, at 7:27 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV <lists at subich.com> wrote:
>
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> Oh PLEASE! You sound just like AM phone operators when SSB came
> along. And spark operators when CW started to replace it.
>
> The first DX was nothing more than single letters ...
>
> 73,
>
> ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
>> On 2021-03-09 10:10 AM, Karel Matousek wrote:
>> I agree wit Martin OK1RR.
>>
>> I cannot endorse FT4, FT8 for the ARRL DXCC Program.
>>
>> IMHO, this should NEVER be allowed unless qualified in a separate rules
>> category!
>>
>> Karel OK1CF
>> ______________________________________________________________
>>> Od: "Martin Kratoska" <martin at ok1rr.com>
>>> Komu: topband at contesting.com
>>> Datum: 09.03.2021 15:37
>>> Předmět: Re: Topband: CQ Zones
>>>
>> Oh, FT8 should be proclaimed as illegal for DXCC (WAZ, WAS etc.) in
>> mixed categories.
>> This "mode" should be counted completely separated from traditional
>> modes like CW or SSB.
>>
>> 73,
>> Martin, OK1RR
>>
>>
>> Dne 09. 03. 21 v 15:16 Ian Fugler napsal(a):
>> > Hi, Dave
>> >
>> > Zone 23 - JT5DX will be your man. He is active in contests and puts
>> out a good signal.
>> >
>> > Zone 24 - will be more of a challenge. I have worked XX9D and a
>> couple of BY stations. But you may need to use FT8 for the BY stations,
>> since they seem strongly to prefer that mode.
>> >
>> > 73 and GL!
>> >
>> > Ian G4iiY
>> >
>
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