[RTTY] TARA RTTY Melee - Dec 6

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> I never realized the 160m band became the ARRL's or of their 
> participants' during one of their contests.

Go into any public recreation field when the children's' soccer 
leagues are in session and try to start an American football 
game on one of the fields and see how well you are received. 
What TARA is doing is exactly analogous.    

> However, what you are saying is that a contingent of hams 
> cannot control themselves, and really should have their 
> license revoked.

Now that you mention it, the officers and contest manager for 
TARA should be sanctioned by the FCC for inciting intentional 
interference. 

> > For anyone to promote RTTY activity during one
> > of two major 160 meter CW contests is 100% completely wrong
> 
> And that, my friend, is 100% completely in the eye of the beholder.

No, that is a matter of polite behavior.  

Nobody commandeers public soccer fields during the children's 
leagues or at the times the coaches/teams have reserved then 
for practice.  ARRL have sponsored the 160 meter contest for 
longer than most hams have been licensed.  It should not be a 
surprise that 1800 - 1870 at least will be full of CW signals 
and non-CW signals would be about as welcome as a prostitutes' 
convention at a wedding reception. 

73, 

   ... Joe, W4TV 
 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Alex
> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 7:05 PM
> To: rtty at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] TARA RTTY Melee - Dec 6
> 
> 
> > The ARRL 160 meter contest has been a fixture for more than 
> 30 years.  
> > Promoting RTTY activity on 160 that weekend, no matter how few 
> > participants actually use 160 meters is simply encouraging 
> intentional 
> > interference and inciting a "range war."
> 
> I never realized the 160m band became the ARRL's or of their 
> participants' during one of their contests.
> 
> However, what you are saying is that a contingent of hams 
> cannot control themselves, and really should have their 
> license revoked. 
>  
> > For anyone to promote RTTY activity during one
> > of two major 160 meter CW contests is 100% completely wrong
> 
> And that, my friend, is 100% completely in the eye of the beholder.
> 
> 73,
> --Alex KR1ST
> http://www.kr1st.com
> http://www.airlinkexpress.org
> 
> 
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