Topband: Interference on 160

[Wayne Kline]

This phenomenon not a new one. with the advent of DX clusters and Telnet spotting networks. IMHO has heightened the blind calling practice.I do believe there should be some decorum especially on the low bands where the opening can be brief, to call then listen, but that's MHO.As far as a posted LID LIST.. It dose not take a rocket scientist to remember. the call's of operators who use the CONSISTENT dropping there call no mater what to get worked practice. If the DX the DX station subscribes to working him to get rid of the intenerating operator, Just rewards bad behavior and other start mimicking it till the pileup is a out of control. There has been much written on that subject.  Then there are the pile up police. who make more QRM then the offender .In there selfrightous way informing the world  ranting on about UP, Split or LID and filling the cluster or DX summit with there flaming remarks. ( and this elite DX God's are no angles just big mouth  jerks them selves) Again there is northing more rewarding by  working a station AROUND these CC ( constant callers).  73's Wayne W3EA  > From: ve5ra at sasktel.net
> To: jhdmd at bellsouth.net; topband at contesting.com
> Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:35:29 -0600
> Subject: Re: Topband: Interference on 160
> 
> Great if you can do it.  But on the flip side it condones and encourages bad
> behaviour which may be part of the problem.  In any sport there is a referee
> who catches and penalizes bad behaviour.  Otherwise the game may get out of
> control.  You are the referee.
> 
> Doug
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >
> >I remember operating portable 9K2 while deployed to the combat theater
> >in 2002. The Russian & European QRM was unbelieveable, and almost
> >intolerable at times. However I politely told them to "stand by for USA"
> >and didn't get upset at all. I did not put anyone on a no QSL list. In
> >fact, when I returned stateside, I send every USA station a card at my
> >own expense. I didn't care how many times they called on top of the
> >station I was trying to work.
> >
> >73,
> >
> >John, W4NU
> >(K4JAG 1959 to 1998)
> 
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