[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] WTF?

[James Davis]

    I was monitoring the activities for the GW Parade
Monday morning. While I was listening the most horrid
breach of Amateur Radio protocol I have ever heard
came across the airwaves. While giving out the 
assignments K7DID made an assignment for KC4ZYP. She
then called net control and announced his call sign
using the phonetics "zip your pants." I was not only
upset by this tactless and embarrassing use of cutesy
letter naming, I was surprised that Net Control didn't
even blink an eye. I don't know who this girl thinks
she is, or where she got her Amateur Radio training,
but someone over there needs to take her aside and let
her know that she is a poor representative of your
organization. In addition if I had been in KC4ZYP
position, I would have left right then and there 
never to return. No wonder you people have problems
getting people to volunteer. I am only sorry that I
did not record that transmission so I could have
reported her to the FCC. That is certainly not in the
spirit of Amateur Radio.
   
  James
    



 
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