Topband: https://clublog.org/logsearch/CB0ZA

[Jim Brown]

On 2/19/2024 7:27 AM, Saulius Zalnerauskas wrote:
> Look's like this "Sherlock Holmes" not understand what CB0ZA Robot doing.

It is unreasonable to assume that all FT8 QSOs are with robots. I know 
some of the very experienced CW ops who run FT8 on expeditions. WSJT-X 
software makes the mode quite time-efficient for expeditions. It's a 
replacement for RTTY, not CW.

It should be observed that no less a great engineer and operator than 
AA7JV is a strong believer in the mode. George is one of the best 
operators and most innovative engineers I know. And he's got great big 
balls! Check out his history. This is a guy who would swim hundred of 
yards to to his boat anchored offshore to upload the log, which was on a 
thumb drive in a baggie in his mouth. And who designed very effective 
topband antennas specifically for the conditions on the islands where he 
planned to set up. And who designed and built diplexers for Topband 
transmitting antennas so that both CW and FT8 stations could be active 
simultaneously every night, so that the "magic" openings that usually 
occur one or two nights out of 3 weeks would not be missed. And who 
invented "Radio In A Box," drastically reducing the cost and physical 
difficulty of expeditions to islands.

I made several QSOs with the CB0 team this weekend during ARRL DX CW. 
Great ops made it easy to work them. I did not work 160 this weekend -- 
storms have taken out all of my RX antennas.

73, Jim K9YC