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@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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