[Dx-qsl] Amazing

[Steve Daniel]

Let's put this in perspective, gentlemen. Yes, there are a few dedicated
souls who are deliberately causing QRM. Some are quite inventive. There is
also some inevitable "wrong VFO" QRM that we all cause occasionally. And
yes, there is just some poor operating, such as bad tailending, that slows
the pace for all and frustrates the VP6DI operators. I would suggest,
however, that the best solution is NOT TO RESPOND ON THE AIR TO ANY OF IT.
You aren't going the stop the deliberate QRMers; in fact you encourage them.
Telling some poor soul that he is on the wrong VFO just makes the situation
worse and may cause more delays and lost QSOs. THEY will figure it out.
Don't correct them on the air. As to those who show poor pileup ettiquette,
well, just leave them alone as well, at least on the air. If you want to
offer CONSTRUCTIVE critizism OFF THE AIR then go ahead. Just remember, some
of these may just be new DXers who don't yet know the rules of the game.
And finally, relax! They will be there for EIGHT DAYS! This is more than
enough time, even for our friends in Europe, to get in the log.
Most of all remember that the intentionally bad ops are a TINY minority.
Yes, it is easy for one bad apple to be heard around the world in our hobby,
but I think most of us recognize these hooligans for what they are. 73,
Steve, NN4T.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Morgan" <gmorgan@dock.net>
To: <dx-qsl@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 2:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] Amazing


> i'm glad to hear others bring up some of this garbage. listening to vp6di
> yesterday, i was embarassed to be a ham, and i was embarassed for my
> country...some of the remarks people directed at others were incredibly
> disgusting...it ought to help us understand why some in the world don't
> think much of the U.S....meanwhile, i've turned off my rig for a few
> days...maybe there will be some sanity on the bands later in the week...
> 73s,
> gary kd0al
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert G. Schaffrath" <robert@schaffrath.net>
> To: <dx-qsl@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 11:25 AM
> Subject: RE: [Dx-qsl] Amazing
>
>
> > I wonder why folks would spend hundreds of bucks to buy a rig, amp, and
> > antenna system, just to get on the air and jam each other and/or fight.
> > (snip)
> > Al/W8FAX
>
> To entertain the rest of us with their brilliance!
>
> I was listening to XR�X earlier on 28450 and the "comments" about various
> cultures and certain government administrations and leaders from the
> "frequency cops" was, to say the least, entertaining as well as
embarrassing
> to the hobby.  Add to that the many "tuner uppers" and sound-effects folks
> on the frequency and it was a very unpleasant mess.  I wait for the day at
> some WARC where someone plays tapes of these operations during a debate on
> whether or not to refarm the frequencies to commercial/broadcast
interests.
>
> Robert, N2JTX
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