i dont know maybe im getting old but i just like sitting on 40m in the evenings and just talking to whoever's around. not chasing DX, not doing contests, not logging anything. just... talking. had a great chat with a guy in ohio last night for like 45 minutes about his garden and his old kenwood rig he's been using since the 80s. that kind of stuff is why i got into this hobby in the first place honestly. feels like fewer people are doing that these days, everyone's either digital mode or they want a quick signal report and then theyre gone. nothing wrong with that i guess but still

yeah 40m evenings is kind of my thing too. though i find it depends a lot on the season, winter seems to bring more talkers out. summer everyone's busy or the band's a mess with storms. that ohio guy sounds like good people, those long ragchews about nothing in particular are honestly underrated

im still pretty new to all this but ragchewing is literally why i upgraded to general. technician felt limiting for that kind of thing. havent had a real long qso yet but im working up to it lol, i always feel like im gonna say something dumb on the air