[Fists] Re: Fists digest, Vol 1 #80 - 3 msgs

Mon, 15 Apr 2002 22:25:41 -0400

What about the other operator? Would you stateside stations answer another
stateside station calling cq dx?  The party answering has to use his head
also. If it happened to you there is nothing illeagal or immoral about
telling him dx only.

I also had some of my best ragchews by being answered by non members to my cq
fists call. A lot of WWII vets out there living on a fixed income yet will
pound those straight keys with the best of them.

[email protected] wrote:

> In a message dated 04/15/2002 12:00:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [email protected] writes:
>
> << Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 12:41:40 -0600
>  From: Stanley Wernick <[email protected]>
>  To: [email protected], [email protected]
>  Subject: Re: [Fists] re: Courtesy>
>
>  John: I think you misunderstood when you heard the DX station say "FISTS
>  ONLY". He has that right, and he like many others, are seeking the
>  new award and was looking for more points. I cannot fault him for that.
>  Sure, we are a club that purports courtesy, etc., but some who are
>  looking for certain contacts for awards are Free to say FISTS ONLY" and
>  in my opinion, that is okay. When I am operarting the club station W5YA,
>  I call CQ FISTS and when someone else answers me, I come back and
>  explain that I am trying to give out points for the extra credit that
>  members are looking for and usually give him/her the web page so they
>  can join the fun. If someone thinks wqe are being snobbish, trying
>  calling an FOC member during their contest.
>  73's de Stan W5ZF >>
>
> Stan:
>
> Absolutely, totally, metaphysically INCORRECT.  One of the stated
> purposes of the FISTS club is to "Encourage the use of CW."  If we
> are going to reject QSO's with non-members, therefore leaving that
> person with a bad CW experience, we may as well tell him "go back
> to SSB and get out of my hair!"  I have called "CQ FISTS" myself,
> but have never failed to return to a non-FISTS member, usually
> inviting him/her to join during the QSO.
>
> If getting our Gold, Silver, Platinum, Ruby, Plutonium, or what ever
> the award Element or Mineral of the Year is, is so important that we
> cannot have a QSO with an unwashed non-FISTS member, then we
> have outlived our usefulness as an organization with the goal of
> "Encouraging the use of CW."
>
> Three whacks with the Wouff Hong for you!
>
> 73 de Larry, K3LT
> FISTS #2008, CC #703
> NNNN
>
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