[TowerTalk] Fwd: MFJ QRT on May 17, 2024

[Gene Smar]

 This discussion reminds me (a graybeard) of the antagonism between AM ("Ancient Modulation") and SSB ("Slop-Bucket") that permeated the airwaves and eyeball QSOs during my early years in Ham radio (1965 and beyond.)  Both appear to be alive and well more than half a century later.
73 deGene Smar  AD3F

    On Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 02:31:31 PM EDT, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:  
 
 On 4/28/2024 7:03 AM, Mike Fatchett W0MU wrote:
> Why does there have to be so much hate for people doing a legal ham 
> radio activity?  Do you get his name, resume and weather report working 
> dx pileups or contests?  Nope.  I guess that is not ham radio either. 
> Did he/she discuss all their health issues? Nope.  Sorry not a real 
> contact. Satellite, I guess that is not a real QSO either.  Use a code 
> reader... Sorry no good.  What else?

Right on, brother!  I've been primarily a CW op since 1956. At least a 
couple of decades ago, I got bored to death with ragchewing in any mode, 
except for conversation on our club repeater about projects we were 
involved with.

To me, ham radio is about RADIO. Station building, antennas, rigs, 
understanding propagation. On the air, I'm mostly contesting, 
occasionally picking up new band countries. I've been having a lot of 
fun on 60M FT8. It's 100W EIRP in the US, I'm loading an 80M dipole. 90 
countries worked, 84 confirmed, LOTW only.

73, Jim K9YC



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