Let it go folks...let it go.
Mike KC2FTN
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Six-Club #1994
NCI #3853
>From: pete Highlands <satdjpete at comcast.net>
>Reply-To: World Wide Six Meter Club <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
>To: World Wide Six Meter Club <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: Re: [SixClub] 4U1WB on the air yesterday
>Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 00:30:55 -0400
>
>Tom Ziko wrote:
>
>>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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> I would like to think you are full of hot air!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> Our hobby is one of the finest in the land, and the great thing about
>it is the availability of all things for all people. You dont have to know
>all the facets but there are enough variables for anyone to enjoy. code
>no-code has been argued so much its now moot and even ridiculous to
>consider that an operator is better or more courteous because he or she
>knows code. any doubt about that can be answered any time on 75&80 mtrs.
> Pull people in by example and our great heritage of elmering and more
>importantly having fun not ridiculing.
> I assure you you are a minority in our hobby (thank God)
> My Dollars worth thank you very much
> Pete Highlands N3RLJ
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