Topband: Ticked over intentional interference on top band

[Greg]

Sure sometimes there is some inadvertent QRM because of call timing or poor
reception ...but too often it is just plain lack of consideration and
rudeness -- seems to be a sign of the times.  What is becoming of some
people...who call in the pile-ups continuously...on top of stations that are
answered...the dx station says QRZ  "AD" and you hear something like GH,
BGN, or RJ and many others calling, calling, calling.... not because they
can't hear...because they are too self-centered and inconsiderate to wait
and let "AD" make his QSO and finish.   It's disgusting behavior.  What can
we do?  I'm for posting calls on a website of the LIDS for all to
see...Enough peer pressure and maybe they'll get the idea.  Why let a few
ruin it for the rest?  If you know people who do it, call them on it?  Step
up and let's keep 160 as W1BB would have liked -- the gentleman's band.  73
de Greg-N4CC
  
-----Original Message-----
From: topband-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Jim F.
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 9:18 PM
To: topband at contesting.com; Larry
Subject: Re: Topband: Ticked over intentional interference on top band

As an avid QRPer I find that QRM is a fact of life almost never intentional,
but frequently occuring.
 
Also a fact of life is that there are so many considerate and patient
operators willing to stand by and to listen for and try to copy weak
signals..
 
BTW,
VE1ZZ here in NH has an absolutely outstanding signal.
 
jim / W1FMR
 
 


--- On Fri, 1/20/12, Larry <lknain at nc.rr.com> wrote:


From: Larry <lknain at nc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: Ticked over intentional interference on top band
To: topband at contesting.com
Date: Friday, January 20, 2012, 10:42 PM


Unfortunately 160 is not immune to that kind of behavior. I have run into it
before (including from an A1 Op member). Some would argue they were
agressively pursuing a DX QSO. Most of us would classify the operation as
just plain QRM.

73, Larry  W6NWS
----- Original Message -----
From: <wa3mej at comcast.net>
To: <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 10:01 PM
Subject: Topband: Ticked over intentional interference on top band


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> I have been a ham for almost 46 years now and having been on 160 off an on

> for much of that time. Tonight I saw something that I had not really seen 
> on 160 and kinda ticked me off big time; some idiot intentiionally trying 
> to jam VE1ZZ while he was trying to work a DX station that I didnt even 
> hear (I'M Jealous obviously). This kind of thing happens a lot on 80 what 
> with all the idiots directly challenging the FCC and all but I have not 
> really run into it on the gentlemens band. Everyone is for the most part 
> so pleasant on this band. I mean if why not just turn it into a contest 
> for who can work the station first? but to intentionally be a spoiler for 
> another station just doesnt cut it.
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> It would be nice to find this joker and poke pins in his coax. Whats the 
> saying " I'm mad as hell and not going to put up with this" ???
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> Jim WA3MEJ
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> P.S. VE1ZZ hope you got the contact anyhow.
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