Much tempest in a teapot. This should not be a matter for the
discussion group. You conducted yourself appropriately, and you and
they adjusted as expected.
Therefore, there is no need to hash this out in this discussion group.
If we try to educate that other group, it could end up in a range war no
one needs.
The less said the best said. Why not just turn the other cheek and
thank the other group for the "heads up" and continue to act in an
appropriate manner. And keep all this under your hat, as there is
little we could do that would make the situation any better.
Discretion IS sometimes the better part of valor. What you feed...
grows... if you fix something long enough, you will eventually break it.
If you try to correct them, it will just end up in an argument. Just
thank them, and delete.
So, drive on, Chief. Nothing for you to do, actually.
Just MY take.
-------------------- K8JHR -------------------
On 2/26/2013 8:09 PM, John Occhipinti wrote:
I am forwarding an email that was sent to both me and the TEN-TEC
Contest Group. Before drawing any conclusions please read my original
post to all 5 of the TEN-TEC Yahoo Groups, which also includes the
TEN-TEC Contest Group, that I sent on Sunday when we concluded our 40
meter and 20 meter nets.
Take note that this past Sunday the 40 meter band was wall-to-wall with
special event stations and contestors, and I was fortunate to find an
opening on 7.270 at 1:30 PM Eastern Time (1 and 1/2 hours before our
scheduled net time). If I waited any longer I would have been unable to
conduct our 40 meter net.
Before calling CQ, I listened on each side of the frequency and there
was no activity 4 Khz on each side of 7.260. When I called CQ, several
of our TEN-TEC net members responded and I proceeded to take checkins
and we ended up with 80 people checking into the net, amid a lot of
noise and spectral splatter.
The TEN-TEC Official Website advertises both the 20 meter and 40 meter
nets as 7.260 + or -, and 14.325 + or -, which means that neither
TEN-TEC Inc. or the TEN-TEC SSB nets owns these frequencies. I have
moved our nets off of these frequencies many times when other people
were on or near these frequencies and I never complained.
But, in all due respect for the 7.268 group coordinator who sent a
friendly email and post, he insinuated that 7.268 belongs to his group
(his exact words were, "the 68 Group meets each day on 7268 from 3-5 pm
Eastern". I was not aware of his net and we were on that frequency 1 and
1/2 hours before his net starts.
Some people need a refresher course in the FCC Rules Part 97.101b which
states, "Each station licensee and each control operator must cooperate
in selecting transmitting channels and in making the most effective use
of the amateur service frequencies. No frequency will be assigned for
the exclusive use of any station". The FCC rules clearly state that all
amateur frequencies are shared among amateurs and that cooperation is
the key to effective use of the bands.
I also just received another personal email from someone who sent me a
link that had 93 different advertised nets on the HF bands. I believe
that I played very fair on Sunday by not starting our net on 7.260, when
it and many other frequencies near it were having their special event
activities.
The TEN-TEC SSB nets are operated each week as a service to all TEN-TEC
operators and many others who choose to check in. We have shown much
patience in the midst of controversy and I want to thank all of our
TEN-TEC members for showing the same patience and understanding.
I was in contact with Jim Wharton NO4A, Vice President TEN-TEC, Inc.
today and he told me that the first 10 Certificates are in the mail and
the new 11 qualifiers this week will be getting their certificates
shortly. Congratulations to the 21 operators!
John, K3UR
http://www.qrz.com/db/k3ur
John D. Occhipinti, K3UR
Net Control, TEN-TEC SSB Nets
http://k3ur.com
The Voice of Atlanta
----- Original Message ----- From: <lmdougherty@peoplepc.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 3:33 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Fw: 68 Group Sunday's
Hi Friends
The 68 Group meets each day on 7268 from 3-5 pm Eastern.
I see your group is on 7260, this past Sunday your group was on 7270,
that caused the 68 a group 40-60 operators each afternoon to move our
group.
In the future could you use another frequency farther removed form
the 7268 the interference was intense.
It is nice to be a good neighbor.
73 Larry Kn8i 7268 Net coordinator
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