Roger,
Do you work FT8? Have you attempted to work any DX on FT8? It takes
some skill.
There are different skillsets required. I could argue it takes little
skill to buy a 10kw amplifier a remote radio membership and use remote
receivers all over the world takes little skill too.
Please stop demeaning others that happen to like a part of the hobby you
do not. What is interesting to you is not interesting to others.
Did you read where there are more FT8 uploads to Clublog than SSB and CW
combined? Sorry this is a great thing for the hobby. People are making
contacts and actually using the bands.
W0MU
On 10/28/2017 3:42 AM, Roger Kennedy wrote:
I appreciate the point about trying to get youngsters interested in the
hobby . . .
However, the trouble with the computer-based Digital modes is that there is
no SKILL involved in having a contact - it's your Computer having a contact!
That lack of skill and therefore achievement is what gets people hooked into
a hobby - if there's none they will quickly become bored.
Look what happened with the countless new Amateurs (with new
easy-to-get-licences) who just came on VHF and used Repeaters - they quickly
got bored and most are now inactive, unless they were fortunate to have
someone show them how satisfying making REAL contacts can be.
The same can be said about Motor Racing . . . if the cars people used
getting into the sport all had ABS, Traction Control, Automatic Transmission
etc etc it would be pretty boring and they'd soon lose interest.
73 Roger G3YRO
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