[SixClub] 4U1WB on the air yesterday

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 Get a Life! The Guy screwed up. Don't cast the first stone unless!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "pete Highlands" <satdjpete at comcast.net>
To: "World Wide Six Meter Club" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 12:30 AM
Subject: Re: [SixClub] 4U1WB on the air yesterday


> 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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