[VHFcontesting] Rats!! Another Sprint Ruined!

[Zack Widup]

Well, I wanted to do the same but work took priority and I didn't make it 
on in the contest.  

Under similar circumstances I'd have carried a cell phone myself and 
called the cops on the guy. He was bordering on assault and/or battery. 
I think I'd have at least gotten his license plate number and reported him 
later.  That kind of activity is uncalled for.

I've been lucky.  My hilltop operations from EN50xf were usually met by 
curious people who were never belligerent or antagonistic.  Then I found 
this great hilltop location in EN50rl and the farmer who owns the property 
it's on gave me permission to go there any time I want to. It's far enough 
off the road that no one ever bothers me there. 

73, Zack W9SZ


On Wed, 5 Oct 2005, Ken Alexander wrote:

> I was set up at my favourite hilltop site, parked well
> off the road but within the road allowance.  37
> minutes into the contest, a guy in a pickup truck
> pulls over, gets out and demands to know what I'm
> doing.  I'd just gotten the works "I'm a ham radio
> operator" out of my mouth when he shouts for me to
> "pack my sh*t up and get the hell out of here", then
> "we don't want you listening to our cellphone calls".
> 
> I was speechless, but tried to explain that I can't
> receive cellphone signals.  That precipitated some
> additional shouting from my visitor, to the effect
> that I was being careless with the truth and that I
> should get out of there before he went and brought his
> dogs to encourage me.  This was punctuated by fist
> pounding (on my car).  My debating skills and distaste
> for conflict being what they are, I was out of there
> 20 minutes later.  Sigh....!
> 
> Luckily, the HF contesting season is gearing up.  At
> least I can do that from home, but I hate missing out
> on this sprint.  I'd been looking forward to it for
> weeks...crap!!
> 
> Oh yeah, my score:  5 QSOs in 5 grids.  What's that? 
> 25 points?
> 
> Hope everyone else did better.  I'm going to bed!
> 
> 73 - Ken
> VE3HLS