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Reading the posts here and other sections of QRZ, it seems QRZ is now nothing more than a ham blog with thousands of on the scene reporters scanning the world for stories we can all read elsewhere. But it seems there is a core of groupies that just can't help themselves and post the same mind numbing stories here.
This is so boring, get back to ham radio.
Get on a radio.
K2WH
I get on the radio every day, Bill. Most nights I am scanning the 40m psk31 waterfall or doing some slow (15wpm) cw, trying to practice ragchewing on cw and improve my skills.
I also do phone on 20m, sometimes dxing sometimes just chatting.
Many on QRZ have made contact with me, including you. Haven't heard you on of late though.
Everything alright?
wb6mmj
05-22-2008, 11:42 PM
Reading the posts here and other sections of QRZ, it seems QRZ is now nothing more than a ham blog with thousands of on the scene reporters scanning the world for stories we can all read elsewhere. But it seems there is a core of groupies that just can't help themselves and post the same mind numbing stories here.
This is so boring, get back to ham radio.
Get on a radio.
K2WH
We all like different things. Maybe QRZ isn`t your thing.
If your goal is to try to change people to better fit what you like, I don`t think that is going to happen.
Why subject yourself to something that upsets you?
You have a choice, accept QRZ for what it is, and has been, or find another Ham page that better suits you.
There is truth to the saying " You can`t make all the people happy all the time".
I happen to like QRZ and believe that most people here do.
Remember, there is no such thing as "perfect".
KC9ECI
05-23-2008, 02:12 AM
I get on the radio every day, Bill. Most nights I am scanning the 40m psk31 waterfall or doing some slow (15wpm) cw, trying to practice ragchewing on cw and improve my skills.
I also do phone on 20m, sometimes dxing sometimes just chatting.
Many on QRZ have made contact with me, including you. Haven't heard you on of late though.
Everything alright?
Ryan, if you're going to be near the radio this weekend, keep an eye out for me on 40M PSK. We're going to be camping all weekend and I'm going to bring the 703 and a laptop.
n2ize
05-23-2008, 02:20 AM
I get on the radio every day, Bill. Most nights I am scanning the 40m psk31 waterfall or doing some slow (15wpm) cw, trying to practice ragchewing on cw and improve my skills.
I also do phone on 20m, sometimes dxing sometimes just chatting.
Many on QRZ have made contact with me, including you. Haven't heard you on of late though.
Everything alright?
Do you operate on 40 or 75 ? If so you'll probably hear me on over the next few weeks as I make a return debut to the airwaves. How long it will last I don't know. First sign of thunder and lightning and the feed line usually goes out the window where it usually remains till November or December.
Ryan, if you're going to be near the radio this weekend, keep an eye out for me on 40M PSK. We're going to be camping all weekend and I'm going to bring the 703 and a laptop.
Sorry mate, doing the WPX test this weekend, but if it gets slow I'll look for you on my waterfall.
Do you operate on 40 or 75 ? If so you'll probably hear me on over the next few weeks as I make a return debut to the airwaves. How long it will last I don't know. First sign of thunder and lightning and the feed line usually goes out the window where it usually remains till November or December.
I'm on 40 cw and psk31, sometimes phone.
I'll look out for you. What modes will you be operating? Will this be from your NY QTH?
vk4agk
05-23-2008, 08:29 AM
Ham radio is on the Q and A part/forum me thinks?
Me thought this was the sit on a frequency and cannot claim it , one has to accept the interjectors and 'breakers' , just like a Rag Chew! :) = mayhem.
Could be wrong though as i am a hybrid everything...;)
:confused:
KC9ECI
05-23-2008, 10:34 AM
Sorry mate, doing the WPX test this weekend, but if it gets slow I'll look for you on my waterfall.
I forgot about that! I might pick off a few but I don't think the wife will be receptive to me hunkering down in the camper and going in to contest mode for the weekend. KC9 isn't exactly a rare prefix anyway.
WA6MHZ
05-23-2008, 02:51 PM
I am at work most of the time, 12 to 14 hours a day, and weekends too. So I don't have any time to operate the radios. I do restore them here, but have no antennas to make any contacts on. The building is RF Sheilded so running wires around won't work either. Can't access the roof to even put up a wire up there. And Lord, I sure have tried too! So no radio operating for me. Thats why I am on QRZ so much, I live here and these forums are a great way to add an opinion or help out with an answer. Yes, I think this is a Blog now. Thats fine, thats what it is here for. I enjoy reading most of the blog postings, pick up some very valuable tips (Especially from the Master Glen K9STH on his Radio Restorations) and like to comment on what I see posted. I miss alot of DX by not being home, but when I am there, late at night, the bands are closed and all I hear is hiss. I don't ragchew much anyway. Most of my operating is just working DX stations, where the conversation mostly consists of giving my callsign and thats about it. I much prefer the typing QSOs on here where I can talk at leisure and waste bandwidth rather than clog the airwaves. So maybe Band conditions will get better someday when we can have nighttime DX again, then I will get back on.
k4kyv
05-23-2008, 03:42 PM
Do you operate on 40 or 75 ? If so you'll probably hear me on over the next few weeks as I make a return debut to the airwaves. How long it will last I don't know. First sign of thunder and lightning and the feed line usually goes out the window where it usually remains till November or December.
I don't think we have ever talked on the air. If you have AM capability, look for me in the 3870-90 Ghetto or somewhere down below 3750. Last few nights I have been exercising my new 3885 and 3870 kHz crystals picked up at Dayton, but of course I do have VFO capability.
I love it...on the other hand, QSY if you don't like it.
W4INF
05-23-2008, 06:43 PM
QRZ is a forum. (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=oxw&q=define%3Aforum&btnG=Search)
It is not a BLOG (http://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Ablog&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a)
Hope that helps...
Andrew
W5HTW
05-23-2008, 07:53 PM
QRZ became a blogging site when it allowed threads that were not amateur radio related. From that moment on, it has been pretty much free form. That was several years ago.
I get on the radio every day, Bill. Most nights I am scanning the 40m psk31 waterfall or doing some slow (15wpm) cw, trying to practice ragchewing on cw and improve my skills.
I also do phone on 20m, sometimes dxing sometimes just chatting.
Many on QRZ have made contact with me, including you. Haven't heard you on of late though.
Everything alright?
Hmmm. I'm on 40 meter PSK31, 62 etc. almost every night. Your signal must not be making it over the mountain. hi hi But I'll be sure to click on the weak traces first this time.
K2WH