Topband: Ticked over intentional interference on top band

[Mike & Coreen Smith]

By the way, a weird thing happened to me the other week. (rare for 160m that 
is)

Well, not so weird, as maybe insulting.....I was working a bunch of Europe 
on 160m, spotting them as I went up and down the band.  I ended up calling 
TA3D a bunch of times @ his sunrise and never made it.  Eventually he QRT'd 
and I got called on TA3D's ex-frequency by a UA4 somebody who I later found 
out was running 100w and he was happy for his first Canada on 
160m.....anyways, a very small pileup started with LY, YL, UA4's, OH, SM's 
etc. calling me after TA3D had left.

Some guy kept QRMing me with the dit-machine....we've all had it happen to 
us....anyways, this guy eventually kept asking me if I was a LID and 
spotting my own pileup or something like that.  QSB and QRN took him out a 
bit at times.  At first I thought he was asking me to QSY, but he definately 
was asking if I was a LID, and something about spotting.  I was so PO'd 
(like red in the face upset) I stopped the mini pileup, and turned the rig 
off.  (If you are reading this, you won !)

Figured I just didn't need the aggravation.  It's not too often I get upset 
about ham radio. In fact it's very very rare.  It's a hobby I derive great 
enjoyment out of.  I could miss a rare chance at a JA on 6m and I wouldn't 
get "upset", ya know?  I could lose an all weekend contest by 1000 pts and 
still not get upset.  I could wait in a pileup for an hour and not be upset. 
But this....  This just rubbed me the wrong way.

I don't know what problem folks have about DX spotting.  By the way, I never 
spotted myself, nor any of the DX I was working once I had the old TA3D 
freq....only before, as I was gg up and down the band.  There were almost no 
spots coming out of NA at the time, even though 160 was in fine shape.  Only 
heard a few guys on from NA and propagation was very very good at the time. 
Even had a K7...think it was K7ZV thank me on the Lowband ON4KST chat site 
thank me for the spots and he had nabbed a couple new ones off my spots. 
Kinda makes me feel good, but the terrible words from the unknown guy made 
me feel like I should take up stamp collecting.  Less aggravation !


VE9AA
Mike, Coreen & Corey Smith
699 Rte 616 Keswick Ridge
NB
Canada
E6L 1T1
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Larry
  To: topband at contesting.com
  Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 11:42 PM
  Subject: Re: Topband: Ticked over intentional interference on top band


  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


  >
  >
  >
  > 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.
  >
  >
  >
  > 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" ???
  >
  >
  >
  > Jim WA3MEJ
  >
  >
  >
  > P.S. VE1ZZ hope you got the contact anyhow.
  > _______________________________________________
  > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK


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