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

[John Geiger]

I agree with one of the previous posts.  You can only mentor someone who 
wants to be mentored.  Many think they already know better...


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
To: "K4OWR" <k2owr at comcast.net>; "r miles" <greenacres113 at charter.net>; 
<50mhz at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: [50mhz] Mentoring needed........


> 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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