[ADXA] Loose Cannon on the bands

[Jay Bromley]

Hi Rory,

I got that very station on 17m verified and no problems.

 

However I did make two contacts on 30m the other day and wondered about them sending RR73 twice.  Once a RR73 is sent the log window comes up on WSJT-X.  But then again they could be using other software?  Keith K5YCM watched me work them both on 30m and I should have sent the 73 again to be sure I was in their log. I told him on the phone, I bet I am not in their log.  Both times I watched for their logs being updated to confirm my contact before I uploading to LOTW.  Thankfully they both had logs on QRZ.com or on Clublog.  That is very nice.  

 

A few days later, I was NIL for those two contacts.  I just deleted from my log and will work them again.  So there is no standard and at times some of the DX and even stateside are doing iffy QSOs.  I have always hated iffy QSOs no matter the mode.  On CW it is easy to  hear the TU and I have rarely had or got NIL.

 

I noticed today I sent RR73 and moved on to the next Q.  I was running stations for a while on 15m.  One station you could tell was freak out by me moving on to the next Q and worked me again.  He must have missed my RR73 and there was QRM zero beated on my frequency.    I tried to send him a text via JTAlert to tell him he was good to go, but like always not online.  So I worked him again.  Like in a contest, work-em again and move on.  I guess he needed AR?  

 

Anyway just part of the game.  Like I use to tell Keith K5YCM, you never know you work them until you get the confirmation!  

 

Don’t let it raise your blood pressure, hi.  

 

Keep working them.  73 de w5jay/jay..

 

From: adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Rory Bowers
Sent: Monday, December 28, 2020 4:56 PM
To: ADXA <ADXA at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [ADXA] Loose Cannon on the bands

 

I very seldom say anything about someone's operating procedure but EL2BG is a loose cannon.  I found him on 20M FT8 yesterday with a very nice signal from Liberia.  So I called him and he answered with a nice signal report.  That is when the problem started... no RR 73, no RRR... nothing.  He left me stranded sending my signal report until I gave up, wondering what in the heck went wrong.  I watched the band for a few minutes and found him doing the same thing to other stations.  I tried another contact with him and he did the same thing again.  I sent him an email respectfully informing him that our attempts were not complete and not in my log.  He wrote back that his log says both were good and sent me this...



A blank QSL card by email.  Rich holds a DXCC and proclaims to be a Master Mason.  It is not acceptable in the fraternity to speak badly of a fellow Mason but I can not abide by his operating practice.

73,

Rory, K5CKS

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