[SixClub] 4U1WB on the air yesterday

[Randy Tipton]

Snip: One station lucky enough to 
> make contact with a very powerful signal kept calling for the QSL 
> route on top of many stations trying to make contact.

I don't think this type of behavior is new or related to the new
requirements for licenses. It happens, some people are just rude.... I
can remember this type of activity in the sixties and seventies. That
doesn't make it any more tolerable for those who try to use good
judgment and operating ethics however individuals are to blame in my
opinion and not the process. 

The one that gets my goat is the guy who works a DX station in a pileup
and afterwards has to ask for the call of the DX station! In other words
he doesn't even know who he talked to? That's not a valid contact.

The no-code licenses I don't think are responsible for such behavior as
described by Jerry. Individuals are responsible for poor operating
skills. This poor dude who was persistently calling for the qsl address
might have been very knowledgeable with excelent code ability and
electronic theory. In other words the problem was "Him" ! 

The problem is not just the air-ways.... the poor ethics carry over to
the email reflectors!  

I think we need to point the finger at the operator i.e. individuals as
the problem and not the recent changes in the lisenisng structure. 


Tip
WA5UFH
 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:sixclub-
> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Tom Ziko
> Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 12:53 PM
> To: jgault at nc.rr.com; World Wide Six Meter Club
> Subject: Re: [SixClub] 4U1WB on the air yesterday
> 
> Jerry and the multitude,
> 
> That is what happens when you make getting a Amateur Radio license too
> easy
> by dropping requirements and createing a "no code" license class. This
> gives
> poor operators, LID's, and people that have no business being on the
air
> the
> ability to get a Ham Radio license. I have been a Ham with a general
> ticket
> since 1975 and over the last 10-15 years Amateur Radio has been slowly
> declining, going to S#@&........ If I didn't love the hobby as much as
I
> do
> I would have sold all my equipment and got more involved into my first
> love
> of photography.
> 
> That was my two cents worth.
> 
> It will be interesting to see how many people disagree with me. I
would
> like
> that think that the majority agree.
> 
> Tom Ziko - K4NAM
> Tallahassee, FL.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerry Gault" <jgault at nc.rr.com>
> To: "'SixClub'" <SixClub at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 11:00 AM
> Subject: [SixClub] 4U1WB on the air yesterday
> 
> 
> >
> > Hope many of had the opportunity to work that nice band opening last
> > evening. On 50.150 station 4U1WB (World Bank) was on the air, a very
> large
> > pileup started as would be expected. One station lucky enough to
make
> > contact with a very powerful signal kept calling for the QSL route
on
> top
> > of
> > many stations trying to make contact. Maybe this station thought
they
> made
> > a
> > foreign contact and didn't realize that it was really in DC at the
World
> > Bank or maybe they didn't realize that their communication with
4U1WB
> had
> > already ended and 4U1WB  were talking with other stations, or maybe
they
> > were just rude. I don't know, but this obviously powerful station
> knocked
> > my
> > 100 watts on a PAR omni out of the ring along with others that just
gave
> > up
> > and went after other stations elsewhere. This asking for a qsl route
> went
> > on
> > for 5 minutes or so. A simple search on QRZ for the call sign has
the
> QSL
> > route. Lesson I learned from this was if you need further
information
> ask
> > for it when you have the operators attention and not after you
confirm
> the
> > contact, all this operator did was interfere with others.
> >
> > 73
> > Jerry
> >
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