[Elecraft] K3S Chirp?

[Walter Underwood]

Official Observers are observers, not police. The ARRL asks them to send out advisories to help operators be self-policing. They might transmit a polite reminder to ID on a repeater, but they really are not cops.

We have had problems with unlicensed use of 2m by hang gliders on Mission Peak. They can be heard all over the south bay. The OO gets to make detailed notes and report to the FCC. They probably should not break into the (unlicensed) safety comms of the hang gliders to tell them to get off the air.

"The OO performs his/her function by observing rather than transmitting.  They keep watch for such things as frequency instability, harmonics, hum, key clicks, broad signals, distorted audio, over deviation, out-of-band operation and other potential problems. The OO completes his/her task once the notification card is sent.”

http://www.arrl.org/official-observer-1 <http://www.arrl.org/official-observer-1>

I could see a more active role for the OO. The FCC might encourage that with the cutbacks in the field offices.

wunder
K6WRU
Walter Underwood
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http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)

> On Dec 29, 2016, at 2:29 PM, Clay Autery <cautery at montac.com> wrote:
> 
> Why would not an OO try to notify the operator on the air.... especially
> if there is some need for verification.  I would think that most
> operators would like to know and appreciate the help diagnosing any
> issues...
> 
> Is there some rule in the OO program that requires it to be  a sneak report?
> 
> ______________________
> Clay Autery, KY5G
> MONTAC Enterprises
> (318) 518-1389
> 
> On 12/29/2016 4:21 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
>> No. I, too, have gotten chirp reports on different rigs over the years and wrote it off to a mistake by the OO or just over-zealousness. I challenged one report and his response was "I was almost sure I could hear a slight chirp." 
>> 
>> I’m learning to ignore OO reports. 
>> 
>> 73, Ron AC7AC 
>> 
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