Topband: [Bulk] Out-of-Turn Callers

[John Harden, D.M.D.]

Been listening to out of turn callers since Gus Browning's dxpeditions 
in the early 1960's and before.. :-)

73,

John, W4NU
K4JAG (1959 to1998)

On 2/3/2015 2:11 PM, Jim - WS6X wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
>
> It was interesting to me this morning to listen to the K1N operation attempt
> to put into their log some JA contacts.
>
> <SNIP>
>
> For the most part, NA stations stood by and allowed the process to go
> forward.  However, one station in particular, even after being asked by K1N
> to standby as he was working JA only, persisted in calling.
>
> This is a request to KK6ZM to please listen to the instructions of the
> expedition operator.  Your behavior most likely precluded a number of JA
> stations from being logged by K1N.  This is NOT good.
>
> 73, and I hope everyone has good luck in making the grade with K1N on
> Topband.
>
> Milt, N5IA
>
> ====
> This is not a defense of KK6ZM -- I don't even know the guy -- but I can
> assure you, he was very much aware of what he was doing. Patrick was in the
> Low Band Chat Room for the duration of this morning's opening. He heard and
> understood the K1N request for JA only. He also heard ~20 JAs calling. After
> a few K1N calls for JA, they went back to an out-of-turn caller, K4xxx.
> After that, KK6ZM waited until he was sure K1N was not hearing the JAs
> before he threw in his call. He took a lot of cluster heat, but some of the
> Low Band Chat guys encouraged him to keep trying. (They also heard the JA
> callers who K1N was apparently not hearing.)
>
> As I said, I know very little about KK6ZM, but I DO know this... When I
> still lived in CA, on 160, he "out-heard" me 10:1. This morning he was
> hearing K1N and the JAs very well. He was not being a deliberate bozo. It
> was not until K1N rewarded the K4 for out-of-turn calling that he tried his
> luck.
>
> Say what you want to about KK6ZM. In my opinion, K1N shot himself in the
> foot when he didn't follow his own in instructions.
>
> Now for my little vent... Nah, it ain't worth it! :o)
>
> Jim, WS6X
>
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