[CW] (no subject) Re: Japan

Tue Apr 22 09:19:08 EDT 2025


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On Tue, Apr 22, 2025, at 2:50 PM, Hy Chantz wrote:
> 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.?? 
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> Steve WD8DAS?????? 
>> 
>> sbjohnston at aol.com???? 
>> http://www.wd8das.net/???? http://af4k-crystals.com/???? 
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------???? 
>> Radio is your best entertainment value.???? 
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>> 
>> Mein Ohr ganz nah am Weltempf??nger...
>> 
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>     On Monday, April 21, 2025 at 03:50:42 AM HST, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea at arrl.net> wrote:   
>> 
>>  The Japanese and notable for keeping traditions alive, even today, Morse Code is used by their fishing fleet which continue to carry Radio Officers.
>> 
>> 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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