[Elecraft] FT8 - was "On Second Thought, I'll Take The Stairs"

[Robert Hand]

I still say, “appliance operator “

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> On Jul 13, 2020, at 3:36 PM, Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP <k2vco.vic at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I didn't notice myself "denigrating" anything or "talking down" to anyone. I explained why I like CW, even though other modes have their own advantages.
> 
> Regarding "increasing knowledge" and "innovating," I suspect that 90% of the guys pointing and clicking their way to DXCC with K1JT's code couldn't explain how it works.
> 
> 73,
> Victor, 4X6GP
> Rehovot, Israel
> Formerly K2VCO
> CWops no. 5
> http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
> .
>> On 13/07/2020 23:11, Jim Rhodes wrote:
>> Connecting to history and making history are not the same thing. Doing things the same way they were done a hundred years ago may make a "connection" for you. But hams are supposed to innovate,  invent and increase the knowledge. So you buy or build equipment with way more ability than to send simple CW, so you can do simple CW? Yes, CW is great stuff, but it sure isn't innovative, nor does in increase the knowledge of communication. As a group we should encourage others to explore new communications systems, not denigrate them as "not REAL HAM RADIO". Some of you people should be ashamed of yourselves for your attitudes. We do not want Amateur Radio to die with our generation, so we should encourage new folks to do new things, not talk down to them because they don't choose to spend 99% of their operating time pounding brass. They don't give you static about taking up bandwidth with your ancient operating mode, why hassle them because they can make Qs below the noise level. Oh yes, my DXCC certificate says "Mixed" on it. I quit counting when I got that.
>> On Mon, Jul 13, 2020, 03:25 Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP <k2vco.vic at gmail.com <mailto:k2vco.vic at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>    Actually, I'm building a regenerative receiver now. I have to use JFETs
>>    because I got rid of all my tube stuff due to lack of room. But of
>>    course I will continue to benefit from the DSP in my K3, and its keyer
>>    (although I have a bug that I use once in a while).
>>    But those things don't take away the connection to history, they
>>    make it
>>    better. The point for me isn't to use the same gear as they did in
>>    1912,
>>    but to enter the Morse space as they did. If I can do it with equipment
>>    that is more stable and effective, so much the better.
>>    After all, a modern sailboat is very much more sophisticated than an
>>    old
>>    one, but sailing is still sailing.
>>    73,
>>    Victor, 4X6GP
>>    Rehovot, Israel
>>    Formerly K2VCO
>>    CWops no. 5
>>    http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
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