Topband: strange propagation

[Jim Brown]

On Sat,1/16/2016 9:47 AM, nn4t at comcast.net wrote:
> How many of you know hams who routinely run more power than is allowed on Top Band in the United States?

I know of only one, who admitted to me that he was running 2.5kW.
> Leaving aside the illegality of it, do you also view that as unethical?

Absolutely.

> Does anyone confront operators who flaunt the rules on power limits or is it simply a wink and a nod and good for a laugh in the suites at Dayton?

I know that most good operators hold the few that they know about in low 
regard.  I've operated from W6YX and N6RO, and I can say that they are 
as clean as a whistle -- they turn in good scores with great antenna 
farms and great operators.

73, Jim K9YC