Topband: Outing The Scofflaws...

[Dave Heil]

I agree with John.  Some of this stuff is accidental.  Some is from lack 
of experience and some, of course, is malicious.  It isn't really new 
but there is more of it now than before.

73,

Dave K8MN

On 11/13/2012 15 50, John K9UWA wrote:
> Sometimes its accidental guys. Picture this example.
> DX says: TU
> Everybody calls. I drop in my call twice at 30 WPM. Hear nothing. Drop in
> call twice again. ... during that brief moment DX sends 7DX? and I don't hear
> him as I am still transmitting call twice.
> And again I hear nothing as DX is now listening for rest of the 7DX callsign.
> Maybe I am on top of that guy? I don't know that. I Still haven't heard the DX
> answer anyone so dump in the call twice more and listen.
>
> And NO I can't run full break in with my remote operation. I miss that more
> than the 1/2 second latency problem.
>
> John k9uwa
>
>
>> With all the explanations and angst over this type of behavior truly it comes
>> down simply  to pure unabashed idiocy by our "comrades". I'd just like to sit
>> next to one of these guys while they r doing it and ask why? Are they serious
>> about trying to make a contact calling out of turn, calling when they can't
>> hear the DX, etc.  it seems to me they may trouble powering up the rig.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Nov 13, 2012, at 9:33 AM, "Chortek, Robert L" <Robert.Chortek at berliner.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I  amazed at the number of DXers who call non stop, almost regardless if
>> whether PT0S is working someone.  And then, my favorite, "7DX??". And many who
>> have no possible relation to that call keep sending.
>>>
>>> Bob AA6VB
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Nov 13, 2012, at 6:10 AM, "K4SAV" <RadioIR at charter.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> The thing I find amazing is the number of people that send on top of the
>> station that the DX is trying to work.  For the past two nights while
>> listening to PT0S and listening for the frequency of the station he is
>> working, I always hear the same station at that frequency sending non-stop on
>> top of the station the DX is trying to work.  This guy is on the #1 honor
>> role, and he isn't the only one that does this.  I guess he figures if he
>> makes himself enough of a pest, that the DX station will work him just to get
>> him out of the way.
>>>>
>>>> Jerry, K4SAV
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