> Ham Radio is not only about Contesting!
Neither is ham radio about bunch of "Nets" that only serve as claims
to frequencies in direct contravention to the license terms of those
who make them.
THERE ARE MARITIME DISTRESS FREQUENCIES FOR THOSE ACTIVITIES! ANYONE
WHO GOES ON THE WATER WITHOUT PROPER EQUIPMENT AND EXPECTS TO USE HAM
RADIO TO BAIL HIS/HER BUT OUT IS A FOOL.
That the Maritime Service Net has bailed out fools who were too cheap
to purchase/install proper safety equipment only proves that the nets
are populated by equal numbers of fools intent on enabling dangerous
and foolish behavior.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 2015-01-21 6:56 AM, Milverton M. Swire via Elecraft wrote:
I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS!!!!!
> The contesters I know are up to here with "nets" comprised of operators
> with ancient and el cheapo radios defending the frequencies they "own,"
> justifying their "ownership" by calling them traffic nets, or "maritime
> nets" but almost never passing traffic and never checking in anyone on a
> boat, and rarely doing much more than checking in. Now, there's nothing
> wrong with any of that, but it gives those operators no more right to
> the frequency they have selected than the contester who hears an empty
> frequency, asks QRL?, hears nothing, and calls CQ.ANCIENT AND EL CHEAPO -
Reeks with Condescension.
There are documented instances where the Maritime Net has come to the
assistance of distressedboaters on the high sea.
Copied from the previous post.
> Sadly, when a major contest comes around i am forced to hide on the WARC
bands.
> If not "open" then i find something else to do. > I have all 8 pole filters but they dont
help when a rude station blasts away less tha 1kc up/down from me running crap audio, an amp >
getting its ring flogged and a rig with all the knobs slammed to the right.> Oh, and we cop it from EU and the
US.....Geography is irrevelant it seems..> No point in asking either.....> It is what it is i guess. >
73 > Gary
> Vk1ZZ
Ham Radio is not only about Contesting!
((((73)))) Milverton.
From: Jim Brown <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com>
To: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 2:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [Bulk] 8 or5 Pole cw filters
On Tue,1/20/2015 11:34 PM, tnny...@yahoo.com wrote:
The level of Snobbery here has crested the previous water mark.
Not snobbery at all. I'm simply trying to save people money by advising
them not to buy stuff they don't need. Someone who wants to operate on a
crowded band needs narrow filters. it sounds like you and your friends do.
The contesters I know are up to here with "nets" comprised of operators
with ancient and el cheapo radios defending the frequencies they "own,"
justifying their "ownership" by calling them traffic nets, or "maritime
nets" but almost never passing traffic and never checking in anyone on a
boat, and rarely doing much more than checking in. Now, there's nothing
wrong with any of that, but it gives those operators no more right to
the frequency they have selected than the contester who hears an empty
frequency, asks QRL?, hears nothing, and calls CQ.
I take pride in a very clean and narrow signal. My K3 with power amp has
a -40 dB SSB bandwidth less than 3.5 kHz. If you want to operate next to
me, you need to bring a good radio to the party. And I'm not going to
QSY because you don't. And If I've established a run frequency and
you've decided it's time for your "net," you can look for an empty
frequency, just like I had to.
73, Jim K9YC
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