[RTTY] 3B9C Thursday morning

[Scott Keating]

I saw that too!  I was aeronautical mobile this morning calling CQ up around
083 and heard a couple stations just IDing up the band... searched all over
the place thinking it was 3B9C around 085 and only heard a bunch of RYs and
other nonsense.  

Makes you wonder.

-----Original Message-----
From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Dick White
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 5:41 PM
To: Contesting RTTY
Subject: [RTTY] 3B9C Thursday morning

I have been working the RTTY mode for about seven years and I have enjoyed
the mode and those who work it. But, this morning was the very lowest point
in my RTTY experience.  I found 3B9C  on 20 meters.  He was asking for "USA
only."  Evidently the Europeans did not heed his instructions. Finally he
sent put a message asking the Europeans to not call as he wanted to work USA
calls only.  What happened then was disgusting.  On his call frequency
someone transmitted as string of RY's and 46". A second station sent random
letters and numbers.  Every time the 3B9C op tried to transmit, these guys
also transmitted. There was no way to copy who he came back to. Finally the
op quit calling. I found him again up about 2 from his previous frequency
working Europeans. Needless to say, the QRM was not present as long as he
did not work USA calls.  I have always thought those who worked RTTY were
ladies and gentlemen and were proud of the spirit of amateur radio.
Evidently some people don't care about others. They just want what they can
get. Or, maybe politics have invaded our hobby and this was a way to show
their disrespect for those of us in the USA. I may still try to work the
3B9C call. But. if this is what I am going to encounter I am not going to be
disappointed if I can't get through.
Congratulations to those who did make contact.

73  Dick  KS0M

Richard C. "Dick" White        whiter26 at sbcglobal.net
Fulton,  MO. 65251

Amateur Radio Station - KS0M   (ex WB0WLX / KC0MY )
ARRL  Honor Roll / CW  -  5BDXCC / CW  #3295
Life Member American Radio Relay League

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