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good ol' boys on 75m (fwd)

Subject: good ol' boys on 75m (fwd)
From: Paul Mackanos <pmackano@vortex.weather.brockport.edu> (Paul Mackanos)
Another reason to stay in the CW band, 99% of the time. If you do run SSB 
there in a contest, one time, and remember what happened, you WON'T do it 
again. Hi, and have a good time, just turn the dial away and say " I 
won't go there again !!!!!!!" 73 de Paul, K2DB

On Sun, 4 Feb 1996, Steve Lufcy wrote:

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> From: Steve Lufcy <km0l@tyrell.net>
> To: cq-contest@tgv.net
> Subject: good ol' boys on 75m
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> The good ol' boys on 75 meters were in rare form last night during SSB 
> sprint. Maybe cause we went to 75 early- but I have never heard such fowl 
> languaage on the ham bands. The guys on 3850 really let loose. I only 
> wish the FCC could have heard it. These guys are certainly the worst 
> examples of radio amatuers concievable- how could they have possibly 
> gotten licenses? The guys on 3835 always get on during contests for the 
> sole purpose of harrassing contesters- anyone within 3 khz of them gets 
> deliberately and maliciously interferred with. This is illegal and should 
> should be dealt with by legal means.
> I sure hate it that general class operaters are prevented from 
> participating in contests on 75 meters because of the immature, self 
> centered, and illegal actions of a few jerks who have no business 
> operating a radio. Life would be better for all if these 75 meter jammers 
> were removed the ham (or any other) bands.
> Guess this gets a little steam off my chest. I do wonder what we can do 
> about these guys. We can't ignore them- they chase us down to curse us 
> and QRM us. Fighting with them is counter productive. No one should be 
> subjected to the language and meanness.
> Thanks for letting me vent-
> 73 de KM0L
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