Topband: Proper Decorum On The "Gentleman's Band"...

[Gary Smith]

I agree. 

What I don't understand is how people 
don't understand that "UP" means transmit 
up in freq. Yes, some forget to switch 
Xmit freq & call on the DX who is saying 
"UP 3". Got it... but when the "police" 
send your call on the DX Xmit freq & then 
tell you to transmit "UP" in the same 
breath, how does the errant station miss 
what's happening & they keep on calling on 
top of the DX? They simply can't be 
listening.

Arrrg... Going back to Lurk mode.

Gary
KA1J

<snip>
> On the other hand, there were many instances of great operating discipline heard last weekend.  The Maritnique op (Forget the call, FM5-something) had a particularly well-behaved pile-up.  If he sent a partial call, everyone else stayed silent until the QSO was finished or a QRZ? was issued.  It was a thing of beauty.  This was the norm, rather than the exception.
> 
> Top Band may be getting worse, but it's still a rather nice neighborhood relative to many other bands.
> 
> 73
> Jeff, W0ODS