Re: [DX-CHAT] Spotting Etiquette

2012-06-08 Thread Tom Wylie
I hate it when you get 6 sequential spots saying something like P5AAA tnks QSO 9 bands It contains no usefult information to the reader apart from My dog's bigger than your dog! GM4FDM On 08/06/2012 01:49, Gary K9GS wrote: Yes Barry! Kinda along the same lines are people that use the

Re: [DX-CHAT] Spotting Etiquette

2012-06-08 Thread JIM Abercrombie
...@telusplanet.net Cc: dx-chat@njdxa.org Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 8:01 PM Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Spotting Etiquette Bingo! Even better is a spot asking a DXped to QSY to another band/mode. We all know they monitor the Cluster and respond immediately to such requests, NOT. Barry W2UP On 6/7/2012 10:35 AM

Re: [DX-CHAT] Spotting Etiquette

2012-06-08 Thread Zack Widup
07, 2012 8:01 PM Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Spotting Etiquette Bingo! Even better is a spot asking a DXped to QSY to another band/mode. We all know they monitor the Cluster and respond immediately to such requests, NOT. Barry W2UP On 6/7/2012 10:35 AM, GERRY wrote: Spotting etiquette has

RE: [DX-CHAT] Spotting Etiquette

2012-06-07 Thread Peter W2IRT
I'm of mixed feelings but on occasion I don't mind it to be totally honest. If it's a nearby big gun station reporting no-copy once in a while I'm OK with it. If it's constant then, no. Also, for BC, it's easy enough to block either one constant annoying station outright or, if you're using a

RE: [DX-CHAT] Spotting Etiquette

2012-06-07 Thread Dave Gomberg
I agree with this post completely. At 10:25 6/7/2012, Peter W2IRT wrote: I'm of mixed feelings but on occasion I don't mind it to be totally honest. If it's a nearby big gun station reporting no-copy once in a while I'm OK with it. If it's constant then, no. Also, for BC, it's easy enough

RE: [DX-CHAT] Spotting Etiquette

2012-06-07 Thread Dave White
Yes and no. Someone in London spotting that he can't hear the KH6 on topband at noon on a midsummer day is of course as much use as a chocolate teapot. But under some circumstances - for instance during disturbed conditions on the higher bands or when deep QSB is the order of the day I'll

Re: [DX-CHAT] Spotting Etiquette

2012-06-07 Thread Barry
Bingo! Even better is a spot asking a DXped to QSY to another band/mode. We all know they monitor the Cluster and respond immediately to such requests, NOT. Barry W2UP On 6/7/2012 10:35 AM, GERRY wrote: Spotting etiquette has bugged me for a long time so I thought I'd vent. I really

Re: [DX-CHAT] Spotting Etiquette

2012-06-07 Thread Gary K9GS
Yes Barry! Kinda along the same lines are people that use the comments field to talk to the DX station. On 6/7/2012 7:01 PM, Barry wrote: Bingo! Even better is a spot asking a DXped to QSY to another band/mode. We all know they monitor the Cluster and respond immediately to such