[SixClub] 4U1WB on the air yesterday

[Bob Austin]

  AAMENN!!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Randy Tipton" <wa5ufh at ykc.com>
To: "'World Wide Six Meter Club'" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 3:12 PM
Subject: RE: [SixClub] 4U1WB on the air yesterday


> 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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