Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 82, Issue 37 K4M on 160m

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> The argument follows that knowing (having worked one
> station) that they have a Western European opening they
> ignored it and carried on USA USA.

As pointed out previously, the same can be said of FT5GA 
who compounded the problem by going QRT during times of 
best propagation to North and South America.  On the other 
hand, operations like K7C, K5D, etc. made many North 
American amateurs angry by spending hours on end of "prime 
time" for North America (US evening hours between 0100 and 
0700 Z or even later) working only EU. I could only wish 
that European groups who activate islands in the Indian 
Ocean would give North and South America the level of 
special attention that K7C and K5D gave to Europe. 

The difference is in operator training and the desire 
for maximum number of QSOs. 

73, 

   ... Joe, W4TV