Topband: Every mid week. . .

[Wes]

Good grief.  I fail to see any whining.  If you don't like Roger's posts, hit 
the delete key for all of them and go on about your life.

Wes  N7WS


On 10/9/2020 3:31 PM, Mike Smith VE9AA wrote:
> We see an announcement about "activity night" on Wednesday. (which borders
> on begging and cajoling at times)
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> Every Thursday into Friday we see complaints from the same individual
> talking about the lack of activity, where were you guys, do you have QRN or
> whatever.(aka 'guilt trip')
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> It gets really really old.  I delete most of them w/o even reading them.
> Every once in a while I open one
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> up hoping the "ask" or "announcement" has changed, but nope.same old
> whining.
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> Maybe some of us don't like working the same fellows mid week in the warmer
> weather ? (QRN, other stuff going on in our lives)
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> Maybe some of us have pretty much worked all we want to work on 160m.
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> Maybe some of us now concentrate on rare DX, or contest QSO's or FT8 or SSB
> (or any number of things)
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> This is not the 1950's or 1960's where we have to announce weekly where the
> listening/CQing will take place.(and then complain about it the next day
> when you don't fill your personal log book)
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> I am sure W1BB (and everyone else) didn't whine about the lack of activity
> in their paper newsletters.
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> I already suggested to you (privately a year or so ago, to help you save
> face) about some things you could do to improve "activity night" but you
> have not even tried one of them. (a la CWops CWT awards, just to mention
> one)
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> Please. Stop the whining.
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> Mike VE9AA
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> p.s.-I really enjoy the N6TR and VE6WZ (and others) reports.  Absolutely no
> whining ! (aka 100% whine free)
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> Mike, Coreen & Corey
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> Keswick Ridge, NB
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