Topband: Outing The Scofflaws...

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What gets me is the one who has a fantastic antenna farm but still has to 
resort to a tube with handles when he doesnt get thru right away with the 
store bought amp. The signal increase is dramatic and he is a regular on the 
forum.

Carl
KM1H



> It's like the guys we know who operate illegal power. Several of them are
> well known contesters, and some are well known 160 guys.  Others are 
> packet
> cheaters in contests.  No one ever confronts these guys, at least
> directly...including me.
>
> I was once accused of using illegal power in contests, through a third
> party while I was out in KH6...untrue.  However, the guy who made the
> accusation never came to me about it.
>
> Unless you are in the guy's shack while he's doing whatever offense it is,
> you never can know for sure if he is doing it.  Result, it's hard to get 
> in
> the guys face about it.
>
> Bill K4XS/KH7XS
>
>
>
> In a message dated 11/12/2012 4:37:05 P.M. Coordinated Universal Tim,
> paul at n1bug.com writes:
>
> This  post may get moderated, but I will try it anyway.
>
> I question how many  good operators would have the... [ahem]
> "courage".... to out the  offenders. As I say this I am thinking of
> one particular individual whose  operating standards are consistently
> deplorable. This was often the topic  of discussion on the DX chat
> sites until the individual in question joined  the room. To my
> knowledge no one has ever said one word to him about his  operating.
> He was simply welcomed with open arms.
>
> Honestly there is  so much that goes on these days it makes me wonder
> if I really want to be  a DXer any more. It is all too common to see
> remarks like this: "I thought  I heard him send two letters of my
> call so I sent a report. I will check  the online log and see if I'm
> there." By my standards and what my elmer  taught me, that is not a
> QSO even if he is in the log. I certainly would  not count it.
>
> That's all I'm going to say on the subject of poor  operating.
>
> 73,
> Paul  N1BUG
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