[Dx-qsl] Amazing

[Steve Litwins]

Well said Mr. Daniel!!!   73/dx
steve, k8wk
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-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Daniel <nn4t@bellsouth.net>
To: dx-qsl@mailman.qth.net <dx-qsl@mailman.qth.net>
Date: Sunday, March 17, 2002 3:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] Amazing


>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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