Gastboek

"Legacy groups like ours, AA (est. 1974), have now evolved into AADX. Sadly, many of our official partner groups have vanished following the passing of their founders. Icons like 13CT01 Pit (Borken, Germany), 43TR01 Brian (Tweet Radio, Australia), and Ovideo (30PAS001) are no longer with us. AC NL is practically gone; occasionally, you’ll hear an AC callsign in FT8 from Maastricht, but they are remnants of a bygone era. They were the key players of the past, alongside groups like OP, WO, WAC, AC, DT, AT, and many others that have since faded away or reorganized by 2026.I have officially handed over AA to a new team in Bulgaria—a licensed radio amateur and QSL printer. I am now retired. We decided to rename AA to AADX because of the many 'fake' AA groups that cloned our name in the past, some of whom later rebranded to DX or XD, according to former AA members in the USA.The decline of CB radio began rapidly in the mid-to-late 90s and early 2000s, driven by the rise of the internet and mobile phones. Today’s youth lacks interest in 'antique' communication. Even Ham radio is losing its voice; everything has shifted to digital 'beeps' and 'peeps.' However, they are making a grave mistake. Analog remains superior in times of crisis or blackouts. When the internet and GSM networks inevitably fail, we remain reachable—digital systems do not. Even the current repeater networks are flawed, as they often rely on the internet. A true duplex repeater system should function independently. Meanwhile, the CB repeater infrastructure has collapsed, with no new additions for years.We, the old-school analog operators, are a dying breed. At 61 and facing health issues, I am glad I handed over the reins of AADX. It is time for others to shape the future; I have done my part.Nowadays, you see strange callsign combinations—single letters, double letters, or DCG members on FT8 without country codes, which drives me nuts. Not to mention Ham callsigns appearing on CB bands. If CB stations started using their callsigns on Ham frequencies, the outcry would be deafening. As of 2026, it is truly a weird world under the sun." 73 AA001(aadx001)