Why all of a sudden are we grumbling and growling about this? This kind of
behavior has been going on for as long as I can remember and I admit to being a
fairly new ham compared to some here (only been a ham since 1965) but I have
seen it happen since I was a novice....and what because someone didnt get a
contact? The world will not end based on people not getting contacts.. yes I
know.. I would like to get one too but I will not die either. AND it is only
one of many problems on our bands IF we outted people for every little
infraction of the rules we would no longer have anyone to talk to! Shall we
spurn stations DXpeditioins that come 5 KHz below our frequency .. when we have
been there for over half an hour and then all heck breaks loose on top of us
because they are telling people up 5-10 and then they respone to people 15 KHz
up the bands? Yes both of these things happened during the DXpedition to Yemen
and other expeditions and continue to happen. Shall we spurn those stations
that a bring politics into ham radio and dont stand up to say no the the
hosting nation like Yemen did.. they refused to talk to Israel.. this kind is
stuff has been around for as long as everyone on this list has been in
hamradio.. GET OVER IT. IT IS ONLY A HOBBY
Long Live Seal Team VI
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Message: 25
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 06:31:18 -0500
From: "Bob Garrett" < rgarrett5@comcast.net >
To: < garyk9gs@wi.rr.com >, < topband@contesting.com >
Subject: Re: Topband: Outing The Scofflaws...
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Finally, a voice of reason! All this talk of "amps with handles", W3LPL
spotting, public humiliation and avoiding this subject is BS. Like it or
not, this behavior has been around for a long time. Personally, I sit back
and wait till the tuning and jamming begins. While the cops are ranting on
the QRG, I give my call up the band and often when the smoke clears, I
squeak out a QSO.
Last night, PT0S was on for hours and worked many many stations with very
little QRM. Just relax guys and enjoy the chase.
73, Bob K3UL
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