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

[K4OWR]

*:::: Hang in there Bob. I'm a little jaded about DX on six after having 
lived in the NE for all of my ham life. It is truly the magic band, and 
thanks to technology it is now far easier to know when to get on the 
air. Be patient and you will love it as much as I do!**
**BILL K4OWR**
*
On 6/23/2014 9:42 AM, r miles wrote:
> Gee Bill I wish I had ur prop !!!!!!!! Hi ! I see spots from E Tn & N 
> Ga on EU we never hr. More modest here. 500w & small 5 el. Got a tower 
> started for the new 6m ant. Bought a 5 el 10m Hygain off a guy for 
> $100. Excellent codx. Gg to be a WVO special. My dream is DXCC on 6m. 
> Got 9 more to go. Daughter & family live in Chattanooga. Gud DX!
>
> Bob
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 7:55 AM, K4OWR wrote:
>
>> :::: 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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