[50mhz] QSO's and Band Openings - Food for thought

[Anthony W. DePrato]

At 11:09 PM 5/22/2005 -0500, Dave, K2DP wrote:
>It occurred to me today while listening to a nice "sporadic-e" band 
>opening to Florida from the mid-west, that folks are so keen on running 
>pile ups, that they are failing to keep the "ham" in ham radio !!!!! 
>Conditions were solid for better than an hour and yet when in QSO with a 
>particular station in Florida, the only words I could get this OM to utter 
>were "5x9, EL 96" !!!!

SNIP
you are correct I DO NOT LIVE IN EM77 I live in KY.i have been active on 
six since 1962 and was off for about 5 yrs as i was traveling around. i got 
back on about 10 yrs ago and was amazed and disappointed by the new class 
of hams on six and two meters ssb. I have a handle NOT A PERSONNEL and i my 
qth is not a grid sq. I tried to have a few nice qso's also but no such 
luck. even had a guy in Tenn get on me for having a qso on 50.120 . i was 
in his dx window. use to be 50.110 guess it is wider now he had a vanity 
callsign from the 5th or 7 th call area. guess he did not like his KG4 call 
and to top it off during my qso he was making remarks over the other 
station telling me how stupid i was an a few other remarks. i guess his 
knowledge VHF allowed him to cause interference to a qso without being a 
problem. he had some stupid personnel i can not recall anyway either. when 
the bands are open i have had a few nice qso's that lasted more then (5/9 
em77 3's to ya.) . now i just go above 50.130 to have a long qso or if i 
run into someone who whats to chat ill suggest we move up. i have just 
gotten to the point where i will not give my grid sq i give my state, that 
was the other op will have to at least make another transmission and ask 
for my grid. guess i am just an old fart 45+ years extra who recalls how 
qso's use to me also. man i miss the days of AM  and the qso's that took 
place. guess ill fire up the old globe champ and 74a2 or the sx101a and 
ht32a and see who is on HF AM.
73
Tony

QBE  ZUT  DE WA4JQS

ANTHONY W. (Tony) DePrato WA4JQS EXTRA - HEAVY
Since 1962
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