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Re:FT8 – Tipping Point for Ham Radio? by resters on Friday October 19, 2018 @01:52PM (#18258554)
> I have yet to actually speak to anyone because i don't feel like there is anything i would want to say.

That's true for many people. You don't need to use it to make a statement or to express your individuality, you can just participate in contests, enjoy propagation, etc.

Re:FT8 – Tipping Point for Ham Radio? by ip26 on Friday October 19, 2018 @02:30PM (#18258859)
Yes, but if you don't have anything to say and you don't want to hear the things other people are saying, then what are you doing? Thus the remark that the radio was shelved.
Re:FT8 – Tipping Point for Ham Radio? by kw71 on Friday October 19, 2018 @05:20PM (#18260153)
DX and contesting is still a sport and for these people many contacts end after QRZ and signal report