[TenTec] Fw: Fw: 68 Group Sunday's

[Richards]

Much tempest in a teapot.   This should not be a matter for the 
discussion group.  You conducted yourself appropriately, and you and 
they adjusted as expected.

Therefore, there is no need to hash this out in this discussion group. 
If we try to educate that other group, it could end up in a range war no 
one needs.

The less said the best said.   Why not just turn the other cheek and 
thank the other group for the "heads up"  and continue to act in an 
appropriate manner.  And keep all this under your hat, as there is 
little we could do that would make the situation any better. 
Discretion IS sometimes the better part of valor.   What you feed... 
grows... if you fix something long enough, you will eventually break it. 
  If you try to correct them, it will just end up in an argument.   Just 
thank them, and delete.

So, drive on, Chief.  Nothing for you to do, actually.

Just MY take.

--------------------   K8JHR  -------------------





On 2/26/2013 8:09 PM, John Occhipinti wrote:
> I am forwarding an email that was sent to both me and the TEN-TEC
> Contest Group. Before drawing any conclusions please read my original
> post to all 5 of the TEN-TEC Yahoo Groups, which also includes the
> TEN-TEC Contest Group, that I sent on Sunday when we concluded our 40
> meter and 20 meter nets.
>
> Take note that this past Sunday the 40 meter band was wall-to-wall with
> special event stations and contestors, and I was fortunate to find an
> opening on 7.270 at 1:30 PM Eastern Time (1 and 1/2 hours before our
> scheduled net time). If I waited any longer I would have been unable to
> conduct our 40 meter net.
>
> Before calling CQ, I listened on each side of the frequency and there
> was no activity 4 Khz on each side of 7.260. When I called CQ, several
> of our TEN-TEC net members responded and I proceeded to take checkins
> and we ended up with 80 people checking into the net, amid a lot of
> noise and spectral splatter.
>
> The TEN-TEC Official Website advertises both the 20 meter and 40 meter
> nets as 7.260 + or -, and 14.325 + or -, which means that neither
> TEN-TEC Inc. or the TEN-TEC SSB nets owns these frequencies. I have
> moved our nets off of these frequencies many times when other people
> were on or near these frequencies and I never complained.
>
> But, in all due respect for the 7.268 group coordinator who sent a
> friendly email and post, he insinuated that 7.268 belongs to his group
> (his exact words were, "the 68 Group meets each day on 7268 from 3-5 pm
> Eastern". I was not aware of his net and we were on that frequency 1 and
> 1/2 hours before his net starts.
>
> Some people need a refresher course in the FCC Rules Part 97.101b which
> states, "Each station licensee and each control operator must cooperate
> in selecting transmitting channels and in making the most effective use
> of the amateur service frequencies. No frequency will be assigned for
> the exclusive use of any station". The FCC rules clearly state that all
> amateur frequencies are shared among amateurs and that cooperation is
> the key to effective use of the bands.
>
> I also just received another personal email from someone who sent me a
> link that had 93 different advertised nets on the HF bands. I believe
> that I played very fair on Sunday by not starting our net on 7.260, when
> it and many other frequencies near it were having their special event
> activities.
>
> The TEN-TEC SSB nets are operated each week as a service to all TEN-TEC
> operators and many others who choose to check in. We have shown much
> patience in the midst of controversy and I want to thank all of our
> TEN-TEC members for showing the same patience and understanding.
>
> I was in contact with Jim Wharton NO4A, Vice President TEN-TEC, Inc.
> today and he told me that the first 10 Certificates are in the mail and
> the new 11 qualifiers this week will be getting their certificates
> shortly. Congratulations to the 21 operators!
>
> John, K3UR
>
> http://www.qrz.com/db/k3ur
> John D. Occhipinti, K3UR
> Net Control, TEN-TEC SSB Nets
> http://k3ur.com
> The Voice of Atlanta
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <lmdougherty at peoplepc.com>
> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 3:33 PM
> Subject: [TenTec] Fw: 68 Group Sunday's
>
>>> Hi Friends
>>>
>>> The 68 Group meets each day on 7268 from 3-5 pm Eastern.
>>>
>>> I see your group is on 7260, this past Sunday your group was on 7270,
>>> that caused the 68 a group 40-60 operators each afternoon to move our
>>> group.
>>>
>>> In the future could you use another frequency farther removed form
>>> the 7268 the interference was intense.
>>>
>>> It is nice to be a good neighbor.
>>>
>>> 73 Larry Kn8i 7268 Net coordinator
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