[UK-CONTEST] UK-Contest Digest, Vol 70, Issue 12

[Steve White]

Ant:
Its not a question of glue... What you have to understand is that some of 
those guys are still running crystal controlled equipment.

Steve, G3ZVW

> Message: 8
> Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 12:49:04 +0100 (BST)
> From: Anthony MW0JZE <laptop at inkinkink.net>
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] 80m nets
> To: uk-contest at contesting.com
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> Hi all,
>
> MMM nets, I have been insulted a few times just for calling in!
>
> Also, I have been using a frequency for a few hours or more on 40/80 in 
> the past and been asked to move as this is their frequency and they use it 
> every week, they must own it obviously! Surely a battle hardened net 
> controller would have a +/- strategy in such a situation or are their 
> VFO's glued on one frequency. Pig ignorent is the phrase that springs to 
> mind
>
> I must add at this point that this is not true of ALL nets but has put me 
> off ever calling into one ever again! What kind of a feeling would this 
> leave a newly licensed operator in, me, well hard skin and wide shoulders 
> etc and the two finger solute!
>
> Just my two pence worth :-)
>
> 73's Ant MW?JZE
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