[SixClub] 4U1WB on the air yesterday

[Monte L. Simpson]

Jerry,

You said it as it is.  

-----Original Message-----
From: sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jerry Gault
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 11:53 AM
To: 'Tom Ziko'
Cc: 'SixClub'
Subject: RE: [SixClub] 4U1WB on the air yesterday

I don't want this to explode but this no code tech doesn't believe
this
garbage for a minute... The operator was an extra ... Not a
technician.
Please lets not make this list a political one. Go to qrz.com for
that.

Jerry, n4avm 

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Ziko [mailto:zikot at earthlink.net] 
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 1:53 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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