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making a contact the then making a post. This seems to happen mostly during
contests.

TYPICALLY, YES, BUT IT IS ALSO EASY & POSSIBLE TO POST YOURSELF OR ANYONE 
ELSE WITHOUT ACTUALLY MAKING A QSO. I AM NOT RECOMMENDING IT (IN FACT I 
THINK IT'S REALLY POOR PROCEDURE) BUT I BELIEVE A LOT OF TODAY'S HAMS 
ATTEMPT A QSO BASED ON WHAT THEY SEE ON A CLUSTER LIST. NO WONDER "OPEN 
BANDS" HAVE NO ACTIVITY!

People need to monitor "CALLING" frequencies, respond to a CQ ant then move
off the calling frequency for a chat. Or maybe just stay on the calling
frequency and see if any others want to join in.

AGREED!

But to me the Reverse Beacons do show where a CW signal was received. I
consider it a valuable tool.

AGREED!

I need to get off my @$$ and see if I can cure my TVI problem. The cable
converter box is about 4ft from the antenna feed point. The DX-60 operating
AM(12W carrier) does not bother it. But full power cause a major problem.
The SB-401 at full power CW completely wipes it out. I'm worried about
getting adjacent apartments.

WELL, I GUESS I AGREE WITH THIS TOO! GOOD LUCK BOB!

73
DAN
K0DAN