[Boatanchors] A short Vent

[Rodger Singley]

David,

Those folks are likely members of the same group who think the spectrum display provided by their rig is a real spectrum analyzer and start playing pretend tech :)

I recall seeing the comments several years ago after an old timer was told his rig was "off channel" when he responded to a CQ by one of the kilocycle cops.  If someone gets bent out of shape because you are a few 10s of hertz off best to just move along to a friendlier "channel" :)  I got my novice ticket in 1975 so rock bound was no longer an issue but I still tuned around and found people after a CQ and then continued to tune to stay in contact offsetting the effects of their VFO and my receiver drift.

Rodger WQ9E

-------- Original Message --------
> From: "David C. Hallam" <dhallam at knology.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 3:32 PM
> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Boatanchors] A short Vent
> 
> Has the art of using the tuning knob been lost?  Being a boat anchor 
> operator occasionally I may not be exactly zero beat when I return a 
> call to another station.  I try my best but sometimes.  I realize that 
> for net operation or part of a group you need to be on frequency.  But 
> in a one on one QSO can't the other operator touch the tuning slightly 
> to tune my transmitted signal?  I will retune my receiver if he comes 
> back slightly off of mine.  Can a few 10s of Hz make that much 
> difference.  I started in the rock bound CW era where you never knew 
> where the other signal would be.
> 
> David
> KW4DH
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