I completely agree with this, when I first got my ticket, I would call CQ on the local repeaters, and of course I identified myself every 30 seconds just to be sure.
Someone told me, you don't need to call CQ and people snicker when Noobs do it. I was embarrassed but was happy to know how to conduct myself in for the future. Also this past weekend I was told that my signal was QSB while using PSK31. This is the first time I ever got a report like this and at first I freaked out. But I was still happy to hear that something might be wrong. Looking at it I think I might be over driving my radio. My point is that most people are happy to hear about issues and would prefer to be told by a fellow Ham then the FCC. K6WRJ ----- Original Message ----- From: Mel To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 1:53 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Re :bad PSK transmissions Regarding the comments on poor quality PSK transmissions, rather than hoping there are "observers", who on seeing such a terrible misdemeanour as a wide overdriven transmission,who will instantly issue a Pink Slip, why not contact the operator yourself? In days past, if a signal was "rotten" someone would contact him and say " I called you because your signal is very wide Old Man, sorry to have to tell you but you are splattering all over the band, and my jolly old chums are getting a wee bit hairy about it, hope you don't mind " The offending chap would apologise profusely, hope that he hadn't caused too much of a bother, and then disappear to check out what the problem is. Sounds simple enough to me. Kind regards, Mel G0GQK *********************************************************** Warning: This email may contain confidential or privileged information intended only for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please understand that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this email is strictly prohibited. ***********************************************************
