[CW] (no subject) Re: Japan

[Hy Chantz]

Hi - I just got back from a great trip to Japan - everything was terrific except I wasn't quite able to work anyone with my FT-70DR and my beginner Japanese.  I did however key up a few repeaters with my Japanese call, heard a few QSOs, and saw one or two beams.(Pretty much like the US these days!)
Was at the Osaka Expo2025 on Friday.  Had a wonderful time - terrific venue althugh the exhibits were perhaps a shade less elaborate than I recall from the 1964-65 NY World's Fair :)  (Which of course also featured an S-Line station in one of the exhibits)    Also, In Osaka, you pretty much walk the exhibits, very little sitting or rides.  Strolling around the Expo's 1.2 mile circumference "Grand Ring" in beautiful, breezy weather was phantasmagoric - an amazing wood structure built on reclaimed land in the ocean around 50 feet in the air. There was some simplex activity on 433.000 MHz.  Japan was a great place in general, and I was pleasantly surprised how well organized and friendly the Expo was, and how good and relatively inexpensive the food was everywhere. 
(Hmmm...wonder if someone can get reciprocity of their US T1 for the fishing fleet comms jobs... I believe there actually may be a few US cab drivers in Tokyo :)  )

73 Hy W2HY 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jude DaShiell" <jdashiel at panix.com>
To: sbjohnston at aol.com, "CW Reflector" <cw at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 5:42:49 AM
Subject: Re: [CW] (no subject)

If you are talking to the fishing fleets maybe suggest avoid cutting ramoras 
up rather burning them with a thermite implant.  That may stop their 
reproduction.  Those ramoras get so large they have and can flip boats in the 
water. On Mon, Apr 21, 2025 at 11:50:58PM +0000, sbjohnston--- via CW wrote:
> Wow - I was surprised to learn that the Japanese fishing fleet still uses radio operators for their ships and shore stations, and maintain the ability to operate radio-telegraph.?? 
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> It is fun to imagine that I might have been able to work at one of the shore stations if it were Morse-only thanks to standardized procedures.?? But I gather most of their traffic is radio-telephone and I lack the language ability that would be needed.
> I did not think this sort of operation existed anywhere any longer - very cool.
> I am headed back to Japan this weekend for a week-long visit.?? Maybe I should try to visit one of the shore stations.
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>     On Monday, April 21, 2025 at 03:50:42 AM HST, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea at arrl.net> wrote:   
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>  The Japanese and notable for keeping traditions alive, even today, Morse Code is used by their fishing fleet which continue to carry Radio Officers.
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> Here is another example of how they keep things going.??
> The train station, Kami-Shirataki Station, was situated in a remote area of Japan and was scheduled to be closed due to a decline in ridership.
> However, the railway operator, JR Hokkaido, learned that a single student, who needed the station to get to school, was the only person using the train.
> JR Hokkaido decided to continue operating the station and the train specifically for her commute until she graduated from high school.
> This decision highlights the importance of education and the dedication of the railway company to ensure the student's ability to attend school, even in a remote area.
> The station was eventually closed after the student graduated, fulfilling the initial purpose for its continued operation.
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