Mike, I'm not a psychologist but after 40 years as an active radio amateur, 27 of which were directly involved in national and international amateur radio organizations, I learned that once a person enters the solitude of a dark corner of a room in their home Dr. Jekyll turns into Mr. Hyde with a radio and keyboard in front of him with access to the world, especially if anonymity is available. They're different people in public (well, most of them!)
I don't understand it, I don't like it, and it is sad but sometimes just walking away for bit and taking a breath is the best response. 73 Joel W5ZN On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 6:45 AM, Mike & Coreen Smith <ve...@nbnet.nb.ca>wrote: > By the way, a weird thing happened to me the other week. (rare for 160m > that > is) > > Well, not so weird, as maybe insulting.....I was working a bunch of Europe > on 160m, spotting them as I went up and down the band. I ended up calling > TA3D a bunch of times @ his sunrise and never made it. Eventually he QRT'd > and I got called on TA3D's ex-frequency by a UA4 somebody who I later found > out was running 100w and he was happy for his first Canada on > 160m.....anyways, a very small pileup started with LY, YL, UA4's, OH, SM's > etc. calling me after TA3D had left. > > Some guy kept QRMing me with the dit-machine....we've all had it happen to > us....anyways, this guy eventually kept asking me if I was a LID and > spotting my own pileup or something like that. QSB and QRN took him out a > bit at times. At first I thought he was asking me to QSY, but he > definately > was asking if I was a LID, and something about spotting. I was so PO'd > (like red in the face upset) I stopped the mini pileup, and turned the rig > off. (If you are reading this, you won !) > > Figured I just didn't need the aggravation. It's not too often I get upset > about ham radio. In fact it's very very rare. It's a hobby I derive great > enjoyment out of. I could miss a rare chance at a JA on 6m and I wouldn't > get "upset", ya know? I could lose an all weekend contest by 1000 pts and > still not get upset. I could wait in a pileup for an hour and not be > upset. > But this.... This just rubbed me the wrong way. > > I don't know what problem folks have about DX spotting. By the way, I > never > spotted myself, nor any of the DX I was working once I had the old TA3D > freq....only before, as I was gg up and down the band. There were almost > no > spots coming out of NA at the time, even though 160 was in fine shape. > Only > heard a few guys on from NA and propagation was very very good at the time. > Even had a K7...think it was K7ZV thank me on the Lowband ON4KST chat site > thank me for the spots and he had nabbed a couple new ones off my spots. > Kinda makes me feel good, but the terrible words from the unknown guy made > me feel like I should take up stamp collecting. Less aggravation ! > > > VE9AA > Mike, Coreen & Corey Smith > 699 Rte 616 Keswick Ridge > NB > Canada > E6L 1T1 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Larry > To: topband@contesting.com > Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 11:42 PM > Subject: Re: Topband: Ticked over intentional interference on top band > > > Unfortunately 160 is not immune to that kind of behavior. I have run into > it before (including from an A1 Op member). Some would argue they were > agressively pursuing a DX QSO. Most of us would classify the operation > as just plain QRM. > > 73, Larry W6NWS > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <wa3...@comcast.net> > To: <topband@contesting.com> > Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 10:01 PM > Subject: Topband: Ticked over intentional interference on top band > > > > > > > > > > I have been a ham for almost 46 years now and having been on 160 off an > on > > for much of that time. Tonight I saw something that I had not really > seen > > on 160 and kinda ticked me off big time; some idiot intentiionally > trying > > to jam VE1ZZ while he was trying to work a DX station that I didnt even > > hear (I'M Jealous obviously). This kind of thing happens a lot on 80 > what > > with all the idiots directly challenging the FCC and all but I have not > > really run into it on the gentlemens band. Everyone is for the most part > > so pleasant on this band. I mean if why not just turn it into a contest > > for who can work the station first? but to intentionally be a spoiler > for > > another station just doesnt cut it. > > > > > > > > It would be nice to find this joker and poke pins in his coax. Whats the > > saying " I'm mad as hell and not going to put up with this" ??? > > > > > > > > Jim WA3MEJ > > > > > > > > P.S. VE1ZZ hope you got the contact anyhow. > > _______________________________________________ > > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > > > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.454 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/4154 - Release Date: 01/19/12 > 19:34:00 > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > -- 73 Joel W5ZN www.w5zn.org _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
