By the way, a weird thing happened to me the other week. (rare for 160m that
is)
Well, not so weird, as maybe insulting.....I was working a bunch of Europe
on 160m, spotting them as I went up and down the band. I ended up calling
TA3D a bunch of times @ his sunrise and never made it. Eventually he QRT'd
and I got called on TA3D's ex-frequency by a UA4 somebody who I later found
out was running 100w and he was happy for his first Canada on
160m.....anyways, a very small pileup started with LY, YL, UA4's, OH, SM's
etc. calling me after TA3D had left.
Some guy kept QRMing me with the dit-machine....we've all had it happen to
us....anyways, this guy eventually kept asking me if I was a LID and
spotting my own pileup or something like that. QSB and QRN took him out a
bit at times. At first I thought he was asking me to QSY, but he definately
was asking if I was a LID, and something about spotting. I was so PO'd
(like red in the face upset) I stopped the mini pileup, and turned the rig
off. (If you are reading this, you won !)
Figured I just didn't need the aggravation. It's not too often I get upset
about ham radio. In fact it's very very rare. It's a hobby I derive great
enjoyment out of. I could miss a rare chance at a JA on 6m and I wouldn't
get "upset", ya know? I could lose an all weekend contest by 1000 pts and
still not get upset. I could wait in a pileup for an hour and not be upset.
But this.... This just rubbed me the wrong way.
I don't know what problem folks have about DX spotting. By the way, I never
spotted myself, nor any of the DX I was working once I had the old TA3D
freq....only before, as I was gg up and down the band. There were almost no
spots coming out of NA at the time, even though 160 was in fine shape. Only
heard a few guys on from NA and propagation was very very good at the time.
Even had a K7...think it was K7ZV thank me on the Lowband ON4KST chat site
thank me for the spots and he had nabbed a couple new ones off my spots.
Kinda makes me feel good, but the terrible words from the unknown guy made
me feel like I should take up stamp collecting. Less aggravation !
VE9AA
Mike, Coreen & Corey Smith
699 Rte 616 Keswick Ridge
NB
Canada
E6L 1T1
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 11:42 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: Ticked over intentional interference on top band
Unfortunately 160 is not immune to that kind of behavior. I have run into
it before (including from an A1 Op member). Some would argue they were
agressively pursuing a DX QSO. Most of us would classify the operation
as just plain QRM.
73, Larry W6NWS
----- Original Message -----
From: <wa3mej@comcast.net>
To: <topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 10:01 PM
Subject: Topband: Ticked over intentional interference on top band
>
>
>
> I have been a ham for almost 46 years now and having been on 160 off an
on
> for much of that time. Tonight I saw something that I had not really
seen
> on 160 and kinda ticked me off big time; some idiot intentiionally
trying
> to jam VE1ZZ while he was trying to work a DX station that I didnt even
> hear (I'M Jealous obviously). This kind of thing happens a lot on 80
what
> with all the idiots directly challenging the FCC and all but I have not
> really run into it on the gentlemens band. Everyone is for the most part
> so pleasant on this band. I mean if why not just turn it into a contest
> for who can work the station first? but to intentionally be a spoiler
for
> another station just doesnt cut it.
>
>
>
> It would be nice to find this joker and poke pins in his coax. Whats the
> saying " I'm mad as hell and not going to put up with this" ???
>
>
>
> Jim WA3MEJ
>
>
>
> P.S. VE1ZZ hope you got the contact anyhow.
> _______________________________________________
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