Topband: was T30RH & Pile-up Decorum

[Clive GM3POI]

    Any expedition should choose operators based on 
capability and competence. If an expedition were to 
choose all the team from those who work by numbers, 
their would be uproar on the bands. In my view if the 
operator can only handle a pile up if it contains one 
number HE should not be there. The place to gain 
competence is during contests and small expeditions 
not major ones, this may be harsh but it's the 
reality. This does not however excuse stations 
calling at will under any restrictions.  73 Clive 
GM3POI



Steve AB4I, said:
I heard an incident during the K5D operation that 
just delighted me
and, in my view, set a good example on pile-up 
behavior.  The K5D
operator was working a SSB pile-up by numbers and 
took several tries
to extract a callsign from the pile-up that should 
have been 4's,
which as it turned out was an '8' call.  The result 
was that the K5D
operator said that he would not log the contact, 
because the call was
out of turn and he asked the operator to call again 
later with the 8th
call area!  The pile-up seemed to be much better 
behaved afterwards.