Topband: FW5RE and Topband

[Mark]

ha0du at dx.hu wrote:
> Hello TopBanders,
>
> First of all, R.I.P> Jim, VK9NS - I will always remember you.
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>
> Secondly, thank you all for the nice words about FW5RE.
>
> The low band operator there is Laci, HA0NAR.
>
> He is definitely doing his best to dig out call signs from the mud of 
> noise
> - and QRM.
>
> I share the opinion of SV3RF to some extent. There are some contacts 
> in the
> 160 m log, which are generating questions.
>
> No secret that I make a complete recording of every 160 m operation 
> for EU
> - at least when I am at home. In general I can tell that almost everybody
> East of the OH-SP-OM-HA-S5 line had very solid QSOs. Now there are 
> only SIX
> stations in the log West of that line. I can tell you that I heard BOTH
> sides of four QSOs, and enough of the remaining two, that I can say these
> contacts were good.
> Whether or not these contacts were made from the "home" QTH of the 
> licence
> holders, I cannot tell. But I already received enough e-mails from DX'ers
> to know that many of you are trying to get access to the best possible 
> QTH
> in your area to have a better chance.
>
> The biggest problem I hear is that whenever FW5RE answers someone, there
> are immediately other stations jump on the TX frequency of the European
> station and start calling and giving reports. This is unacceptable! 
> This is
> probably how two top DXer's got to the log, but they have been removed 
> from
> it at their own request. (And by the way, this is how a few years ago my
> contact in progress with TX9 had been destroyed by other EU callers - an
> incident which I am not going to forgive for).
>
> Agelos, if you have proof that fake QSO's were made, please send it to me
> in private to either HA0DU at dx.hu or FW5RE at ha0du.com
>
> 73 es DX
>
> Steve HA0DU
>
>   


Steve,

I understand your sincere concerns.
However, and this is a message to all hams:  whenever there's a major 
dx-pedition going on, there's no guarantee you will succeed making a 
qso. Many hams seem to think this is a no-doubt demand, they  believe to 
own the dx and thus the frequency. By golly, this is a hobby!  I have no 
bad feeling at all if I do not get to work FW5RE. Better luck next time, 
I hope I learned something in the process and it will be a challenge to 
further enhance my operator practise and station/antennas for the future.
How boring can it be if you do work each and every new dx which appears 
on the bands?  What is your challenge? Where's the fun?
I know that many, many years ago you had to find the dx yourself by 
turning that vfo dial. Not by clicking on your cluster-screen. We would 
listen and learn from elmers who provided feedback on local 145MHz.  
Sure, time has changed and your mileage may vary. But let me ask this 
again; where is the fun?
73 es gd dx
Mark, PA5MW