[50mhz] Mentoring needed........

[Carl]

When I want to work 6M DX I rarely use SSB as there are a lot more fine DX 
ops on CW...and usually longer haul also.
Let the CB crowd have .125 and up

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "K4OWR" <k2owr at comcast.net>
To: "r miles" <greenacres113 at charter.net>; <50mhz at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: [50mhz] Mentoring needed........


> :::: The same thing goes on here in east TN, where the e-skip rarely 
> blesses us, and Lord knows we need all the DX help we can get. There is a 
> crew of guys that hang out constantly on the calling Fx. No amount of 
> talking to them does any good. They simply are incapable of comprehending 
> the concept. Their answer is that it's good that they hang out there so 
> someone will notice them.....the only thing is that all have mediocre 
> stations because they report hearing my 2KW and giant beam as S6. I have 
> simply given up trying. Mentoring only works when someone wants to learn, 
> or even cares.
> BILL K4OWR
>
>
> On 6/23/2014 8:44 AM, r miles wrote:
>>
>> You can't just  blame the 'no code' or 'CB' mentality. We need to kindly 
>> help these guys fit into the mainstream.........yesterday there were at 
>> least 3 domestic stn.s sitting in the traditional DX window of 
>> 50100-50125  just chatting and passing out grid squares. I hrd. several 
>> in there at least 30 mins. of CQing & chatting. Maybe you hrd more. 
>> Besides being impolite & ignoring the traditional rules of the game they 
>> were QRMing DX. There were CT & CU stn.s being covered by these stn.s. 
>> Someone probably lost a chance to work a new DX while these guys couldn't 
>> figure out they  should have been 25 kc higher in the band. I did hear 
>> several stn.s ask these stn.s to QSY out of the DX window. They were 
>> ignored. Guys we don't need to flame them. We need to mentor them......
>>
>> K9IL EM56
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