I have to agree with K1TN. I have often been frustrated on 160 by S9+
stations ignoring me, while the guy I can barely copy comes right back. I
don't think the big stations are intentionally ignoring me. They might be
using a RX antenna pointed away from me while TXing with an omnidirectional
antenna. That is quite possible with me being in Florida and the rest of
the country listening for EU or AS. I also think the propagation
characteristics of 160 meters can just sometimes be weird.
As for the panhandling example, I've never tried so I have no comment.
Although it seems like it might be a good way to save up for a new Icom
7851...
73, Vince K4JC
On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 9:25 AM James Cain <jamesdavidcain@gmail.com> wrote:
> Don't be depressed if people can't hear you. Happens to me all the time. It
> doesn't necessarily mean they don't love you.
>
> Usually when I sweep a band, calling everyone I can hear, most of the
> people who are barely audible come right back, while there are always at
> least a couple of loud stations who just CQ in my face.
>
> Sometimes when I panhandle in a supermarket parking lot, young people
> driving beaters will give me a dollar, while old people in Cadillacs ignore
> me. Being loud and deaf knows no boundaries.
>
> K1TN
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