[Elecraft] PT0S

[Stephen Roberts]

As a new ham, and very new to DX (just a couple of months) I was really turned off by stations like PT0S at first, but it seems to me that if you really want a particular station then you have to take whatever comes and be patient. I spent over an hour just listening on 80m and ultimately there was an opening and I took it. First call and a 599 QSL. 

It amazes me that people tune up on ANY freq where folks are operating. Very rude and inconsiderate.

Oh well...can't worry about some of the lids out there.

73
Steve
W1SFR




On Nov 21, 2012, at 6:44 AM, Fred Smith wrote:

> You are correct it is really bad I agree some of the worst I have came
> across, mainly because of the size of the operation/conditions/needed
> entity. None of these make a good mix but when you put them all together
> then add in poor ops/no operating skills and very wide splits makes for the
> conditions we are seeing.
> 
> Not bragging but I have them 2 bands it's a new one for me and both calls on
> both bands 10/40m were answered on the 1st or 2nd call I was in early before
> the pileup hit. I'm in their log and LoTW so I'm finished let others in.
> 
> The tuning up by people who can't work them is always around on most DX but
> the language, years ago I hung out in some pretty bad bars and those people
> sounded the same. It just goes to show "You Can't Fix Stupid"!
> 
> Fred/N0AZZ
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Howard Hoyt
> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 5:28 PM
> To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] PT0S
> 
> 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
> 
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