[Elecraft] PT0S

[Howard Hoyt]

Fred/N0AZZ  said:
>>Some people do well using a dummy load.

Yeah, I hear a bunch of dummy loads obscuring PT0S...I have tried since the first day and still have not gotten through the cacaphony.  Maybe I'm the dummy load...where's my amp?? (said the KX3 user with a low dipole; can you say NVIS?)  Despite my antenna and power limitation, I've worked 50+ countries in a little over a month with this setup, and can't get through that pile-up.

I cannot even believe the language some people use on the air!  And the tuning up on-freq?  The ten minute long string of dits?  The blasting RTTY insults over PT0S signal?  The ignoring PT0S's please for specific areas and replying with insults?  These folks are paying for, and braving what seems to be a worsening weather situation on a freakin rock in the middle of the Atlantic eating instant coffee raw to give some lucky hams a new contact, and some **** is sitting in a comfy chair insulted they cannot get through?  I'm pretty disappointed by a few people.  I do suspect that vast majority of people are doing their best to stay calm and cooperative, though.

It only takes one bad apple to spoil the cider.

Howie - WA4PSC