> If I hear a signal that sounds like cr*p, should I inform its owner? For
> example, this weekend there was a LOUD CW signal out of 6 land that sounded
> like
> a chainsaw with a keyer. I was seriously tempted to send him a 595 to let him
> know that he had a problem. I'd want to know if my signal sounded that bad.
I would certainly hope so. If I work someone who's substantially short
of T9 (or has other obvious signal problems) I do try to give an honest
report.
Even outside of contests, hams seem to be too unwilling to mention
signal flaws... I just returned from a week-long trip through the
Atlantic Seaboard, with a 3-watt 20m rig on the passenger seat &
inadequate filtering of the DC power. Made 25 QSOs. All but two gave
me a T9 report. The other two informed me there was an obvious
problem...
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Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://personal.bellsouth.net/~w9wi
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