San,

I usually just read all the comments on this list, but this continual slamming of current technology is getting of hand.

Ham radio has always been in the forefront of technical advances, and proud of that fact. Especially in the field of communications.

I have always enjoyed the challenge of keeping up with the latest. Really I don't understand why you continue to run down the advancement in digital communications.

I also have 16 "non FT8/FT4" band mode QSO's with S9OK, but I also have 15 FT8/FT4 band mode QSO's with them. For a total of 31. On the 'USA Zone 4' list that you mentioned I am at #11.

Also 8 of the 10 above me have worked them with 2 (CW and SSB) out of band QSO's on 60 meters.

Hamming is fun and a DX-expedition like this on is great training grounds for newcomers and us old Hams as well.

This particular one is fantastic in that one is able to watch the Live Feed on Club Log and know exactly were they are and the mode they are operating. "Shooting fish in barrel". Hi Hi..

See ya in the pile ups. Have a good one.

73, Earl N5ZM..

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   Strange but not surprising to me. For some reason I wanted to check on how many of us in the top 100 of USA Zone 4 do NOT have FT4/FT8 QSOs. 96 of the top 100 have one or more (mostly a lot more) FT8/4 QSOs and only 4 of us have NO FT8 contacts.

    I stand at #63 now and proud that I got that high with NO FT8 but takes a lot of chasing for sure and time spent day and night.

  The other “non FT8” guys are #78 N7US, #93 K9PG and #99 AK8A.. I am sure you recognize these DXers from the CW and SSB pileups. In today’s DXing climate, it is not unusual to see 95% in the top 100 in zone 4 using the FT8/4 band/modes for many of their QSOs. The rest of us strictly CW/SSB and occasional RTTY guys hope to see ourselves in the top 100 on SOME of the DXpedition statistics.  Anyway, interesting thought and did not check this until todays stats. I was curious, not being an FT8/4 guy, to see who I was really competing with.. HI HI

   A bit shy on DXing activity to report today so thought I wud throw in a general subject of note.

San YY

  

 

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