[Milsurplus] The Silence of the Bands.

MICHAEL ST ANGELO mstangelo at comcast.net
Tue Sep 5 21:20:41 EDT 2017


Dave,


Lots of hams have migrated to the WSJT digital modes. if the CW portion is dead you will always hear activity on the digital frequencies.


The times they are a'changin...


I usually find some CW on the QRP frequencies. QRP operators still appreciate the challenge of CW. Portable operators like me don't want to lug around a laptop.


Mike N2MS

 

> On September 5, 2017 at 8:48 AM David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>     Not so long ago, tuning from 3500-3550 at night and 7000-7100
> 
>     any non-contest time, one would have heard many CW QSOs.
> 
>     The last several times I’ve listened, it’s one or two.  Or none.
> 
>     Tuning from 7000-7100 in the evening and hearing a completely
> 
>     empty band is eerie and sad.  Are we old CW ops dropping
> 
>     that fast?  Or is it just band conditions at my QTH- 3 months worth
> 
>     of “band conditions?”   
> 


 

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