[UK-CONTEST] Gonna write me a letter

[Ken Chandler]

Ummmm deep south, could be eu120 !!!!
Will you be running RBN / Skimmer!!!

Ken..G0ORH  / M3i / eu005 / k2, k3, p3, kpa500. No skimmer. Unassisted.

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On 25 Jul 2011, at 12:21, QUENTIN COLLIER <q.g.collier at btinternet.com> wrote:

> Oh but of course Geoff. Sadly I can't tell you the callsign or the IOTA 
> reference or I would be guilty of soliciting contacts - but look for a beer 
> related callsign from the Deep South (of the UK)....
> 
> Actually it's our first crack at a trip away for IOTA so it will be interesting!
> 
> 73,
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Quin G3WRR
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: geoff plucknett <geoffg4fka at virginmedia.com>
> To: QUENTIN COLLIER <q.g.collier at btinternet.com>
> Cc: uk-contest at contesting.com
> Sent: Monday, 25 July, 2011 12:05:27
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Gonna write me a letter
> 
> I hope all you guys are going to practice what you preach and come on for
> IOTA next weekend.
> 
> Geoff G4FKA
> 
> On 25 July 2011 10:52, QUENTIN COLLIER <q.g.collier at btinternet.com> wrote:
> 
>> Yes, and these self same guys don't come on when there's a contest on and
>> work
>> us.....they know there's a contest on and we're looking for contacts, and
>> they
>> won't come on and give us points.....don't they have any consideration for
>> others' needs and rights? How selfish can they get? Think I'll write to
>> Radcom
>> about it......
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Quin G3WRR (aka. disgusted of SE25)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: "cris at gm4fam.plus.com" <cris at gm4fam.plus.com>
>> To: uk-contest at contesting.com
>> Sent: Monday, 25 July, 2011 9:58:53
>> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Gonna write me a letter
>> 
>> Stewart
>> 
>> You beat me to it!  A similar letter occurred to me while listening on
>> 20/30 last nite - why can't all these people come on the bands when I am
>> not there?  Why should 100s (if not 1000s) have all this thrill of the
>> chase and completely disregard my needs?  Do they know who I am?
>> 
>> I pay my subs you know.
>> 
>> 73 Cris
>> GM4FAM
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> Had some downtime last night, often do on a Sunday evening. So I went to
>>> the higher bit of 30m for a bit of ragchewing, often do on a Sunday
>>> evening.
>>> 
>>> But when I tuned across the band, rather than my usual quiet frequency I
>>> found to my horror a cacophony of massive signals covering a huge swath
>> of
>>> 30m, the majority clearly emanating from huge over-powered linears from
>>> eastern Europe; even came across a new (special event?) callsign from
>>> Kazakhstan, UPUP but I couldn't find it in qrz.com.
>>> 
>>> So I checked my favourite bit of 20m - same thing! In disgust I had to
>>> switch off and go and watch 'Country File'. It simply isn't fair all
>> these
>>> chaps filling the bands like this. If it carries on like this I shall
>> sell
>>> my radio and use Skype to talk to my chums instead. I shall write to
>>> Radcom and demand the RSGB do something about it...
>>> 
>>> Stewart, GW0ETF
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