[RTTY] Fwd: [digitalradio] RTTY Hall of Shame

[Charles Morrison]

> Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 01:29:12 -0400
> From: "Tyler Stewart" <k3mm at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Fwd: [digitalradio] RTTY Hall of Shame
> To: "'Andrew O'Brien'" <andrewobrie at gmail.com>, <rtty at contesting.com>
> Message-ID: <011401c6e063$892debb0$6500a8c0 at basement>
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> Crap!  Used to be we only had to worry about being jammed by 
> autopilot packet stations....now we have beacons taking up 
> space as well?!  Sheesh!
> Last time I checked the bands, I didn't even think to look 
> for a stinkin'
> beacon!  Oh, that's right.  I'm supposed to look on a web 
> site to tell me when the bands are open...
> 
> Damn, why didn't I make this list?  (I cant seem to get on 
> that RTTY top-contester list either!)
> 
> Seriously though, this is totally inappropriate use of the 
> RTTY reflector.
> These poor bastards and I, quite frankly, probably didn't 
> even know about the beacon(s).  Why not be a nice guy and 
> explain it to us before the contest, including how much 
> bandwidth we must protect for them?  Then you can spend the 
> whole contest operating instead of chasing guys off your 
> beacon frequency!  Of course my next question has to be:  Why 
> didn't you put these beacons in the "DX windows"?  Then you 
> could operate the contest and not have to worry that there 
> would be plenty of self-appointed beacon guardians available 
> to police the beacon frequencies.
> 
> I guess I should go get some sleep now before I completely lose it!
> 
> Please feel free to pollute the digitalradio reflector 
> bandwidth with my response.  After all, fair is fair.
> 
> Ty, K3MM


Don't worry Ty, it'll be forwarded.  Then those who love to argue will come
out in protest, saying we should have .250khz spacing above and below the
beacon frequencies.  Then you'll have the guys chime in about the packet
frequencies that need to be stayed clear of, you'll have K6SAD coming in
calling "CQ Ragchew" just to interrupt anyone contesting near HIS frequency
of 14.086 (I forgot and actually answered his cq before he inserted his
"ragchew" comment.  He wondered why everyone was answering his call since he
wasn't in the contest, I said because he's the only person on RTTY that's
not in the contest).  Lets also not forget to stay clear of the PSK
frequencies, stay above the CW frequencies, stay below the SSB frequencies,
and if you listen close enough, you'll still hear the echo of SO2R vs. SO1R.


Its coming, just give it a day or two.  Those that love to argue will, ad
nauseum.

Charlie
KI5XP