Topband: Coupla things

[Tom W8JI]

Would that EVERY such case be treated in the same manner, Tom, exactly as 
you describe & as I acted upon---but sadly, it does not. And it leaves 
so-called "transgressors" feeling hurt, angry, dis-enfranchised, and no 
closer to any sort of resolution than before.

Whither the "Gentleman's Band"...? Sadly, it seems to have devolved by times 
into the personal playhouse of a select few self-styled "noblemen" who have 
apparently lost the true Amateur spirit>>>

I don't have much of an opinion on it one way or another, except I'm sure 
most people appreciate direct contact more than public (any chat room, 
cluster, or reflector is public) contact if possible. The exceptions being 
something that just can't wait, or no way to contact someone directly.

It would be interesting to keep a list of problems and cures. It isn't 
correct that it is always the radio, always the amplifier, or even that it 
is always either the radio or amplifier. Sometimes it is the antenna, or 
things around the antenna.

When we had terrible old receiving equipment with horrible dynamic range and 
poor skirts, and even the perceived best gear like Collins fell into that 
class years ago, we couldn't all bunch up 250 Hz from someone else. Things 
problems now were not problems when our receivers forced us to be a 
kilocycle or more away from strong signals, and when receiving and 
transmitting antenna technology wasn't nearly so good.

We have a new level of problems now.

73 Tom