[CQ-Contest] SS Intentional QRM

[N7MAL]

I didn't do a serious effort, mainly gave out points on 75. What a mistake. There were at least 4 places where there were fights going on. It seems there is a 75 meter mentality where a group meets on a frequency 365 days a year and therefore they own it. A certain, unnamed, AM radio personality is very adamant about the 75 meter frequency he operates on and has stated his feelings about contesters. His attitude seems to be the norm on 75 rather than the exception. I tried to explain there were only 10 days a year, at most, where contesting affected his frequency leaving him 355 days, his response was that was 10 days to many. One group on 75 wanted 5 khz either side clear. Rather than get into fights trying to establish a 'run' frequency I just s&p for an hour and gave up.

MAL               N7MAL
BULLHEAD CITY, AZ
http://www.ctaz.com/~suzyq/N7mal.htm
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Cqtestk4xs at aol.com 
  To: cq-contest at contesting.com 
  Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 6:51 PM
  Subject: [CQ-Contest] SS Intentional QRM


  I operated the SS last Saturday and below is an edited version of  what I 
  posted on the 3830 reflector with my SS Phone  score.


  Everything was cool...clear as a bell frequency and well  clear of the SSTV
  guys.

  Started with 45 QSOs in 17 minutes, and then....."you're 20 Khz  wide"...."you
  God...m contesters think you can do anything you want". After  which I was
  treated to endless overmodulated recordings of K4BP calling CQ at  30 over 9. 
   It
  was impossible to work anyone through this guy.  I  moved several times and 
  did
  all the things we do to work through this  crap..not acknowledging him, 
  "phantom
  QSOs" swing the beams away etc.   You veterans know what I am talking about. 
  Unfortunately, the SOB was in the  primary area of skip, the Midwest and even
  with the beams facing away it was  almost impossible to work anyone.

  The next day the XYL got on as K4XSS  and I Elmered her through the pileups 
  that
  came on Sunday afternoon when you  are fresh meat.  Nary a bit of intentional 
  QRM
  on her, even though it  was the same time of day and the same freq I had been 
  on
  the day  before.  

  So, just for fun, I decided to get back in the chair and  give it a go under 
  my
  call.  The rate on CT was approaching 200 when my  friend came back and 
  screwed
  with me.  I had the XYL get back on with  her call....no problem with the
  idiot.  It seems this guy is a gentleman  and doesn't mess with YLs.

  Something has to be done about this crap with  the intentional QRM.  So far, I
  have talked to W4ZW, NF4A, N4GI, N4BP,  all with pretty good-sized stations 
  in FL and
  all of them experienced the  same crap from the same guy.  Judging from the 
  propagation we had and my  beam headings, this pinhead is definitely up in the 
  midwest...W8, W9, possibly a  western W3.

  This is a regular occurance to us in FL and has happened in FL QSO party,  
  WPX, SS, NA QSO party.....almost always on 20 SSB and usually with a midwest  
  beam heading.  The op when he speaks, sounds like an older guy.

  If  anyone has any info on the guy, or if he screwed with you in the contest 
  playing  either N4BP or K4BP's CQs let me know the particulars, including 
  thoughts as to  his location.  I'm particularly interested in guys in TX, LA, GA  
  and  any W-zero who had this guy mess with them.
   
  I intend to fire off an email to Riley with the info I coordinate.   Whether 
  it does any good remains to be seen, but it is a start.
   
  Bill K4XS
   




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