Mike,
Thank you.. That's how most folks feel but it's rarely worth replying to
the Angry Biased hams on these reflectors, thankfully they are a tiny
minority.
Ron, WV4P
On Sun, Apr 28, 2024 at 9:04 AM Mike Fatchett W0MU <w0mu@w0mu.com> 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?
>
> I think most people that have the luxury of decent systems, tower,
> antennas and rigs should go try to play radio from an apartment or HOA
> controlled area. These FT modes allow people to get on and have fun.
>
> Stop bashing other hams and how they operate. I am glad that the haters
> are not in charge. Please stop telling me and others what a QSO is,
> what ham radio is. You do what you like and be happy and the rest of us
> will do the same.
>
> Embrace those that are actually active. These people are buying gear,
> learning, putting up antennas, etc.
>
> Enough of the disparaging comments. While so many of you complain about
> the FT modes, the rest of us are actually having fun.
>
> W0MU Mike
>
>
> On 4/28/2024 7:40 AM, Steve Harrison wrote:
> > On 4/28/2024 6:13 AM, John Webster NN1SS wrote:
> >> WSJTx and its derivatives have created a growing world-wide market for
> >> small, simple and software-driven. One no longer needs a backyard, a
> >> tribander and all the "accoutrements" that MFJ sells for global HF
> >> communications.
> >>
> >> Last week I worked BH7HQT on 20m FT8. You can see his apartment
> >> "station"
> >> on QRZ - small, simple, software driven. The HF bands are now
> >> accessible
> >> to apartment dwellers living in the largest of the world's population
> >> centers.
> >
> > Really??
> >
> > Did he tell you his name?
> >
> > His QTH, that he lived in an apartment, and on what floor??
> >
> > What was the weather like there?
> >
> > What rig was he using, and his antenna? How long has he been a ham? How
> > many in his family, and is he the breadwinner or a younger guy still
> > living with his parents?
> >
> > For that matter, how did you even know whether he was a he, and not a
> > she, until you looked him up on the internet??
> >
> > If you know any of that information, did you get any of it over the air,
> > or did you merely copy it from his qrz.com page?
> >
> > If the latter, you didn't really have a QSO with him: you merely
> > exchanged signal reports, and even that very precariously.
> >
> > Folks who claim they had a "QSO" on FT8 or any other such digital mode
> > are just fooling themselves... like the emperor without clothes. All you
> > really do is exchange signal reports, the same as those of us who chase
> > and work DXpeditions on CW or voice (except we can actually stop for a
> > moment and say "HI!!"). 8-D
> >
> > Steve, K0XP
> >
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