I tried my hardest all day to stay out of the "MESS" and after reading through
a hundred or so messages I just cant help myself. Now this one and done
"rule"... I was driving from southern Cal back to Nevada on Sat. and I didnt
even think to try and make a contact mobile, glad I didnt from what I have
read...but I did make a contact or two on Sun. Sometimes people are so well
mannered I cant even believe it, all kinds of contacts, no one stepping on each
other just fantastic. Other times its just like CH 19 as my friend in Oregon
would say...
I am guilty of making more than one contact per pass, I say hi to the regulars
and try for unfamiliar calls and have fun everytime, sometimes I get walked on,
a couple times I have not even plugged in the rught coax, so what I am human.
Sure I get frustrated sometimes but then I realize that this is just a hobby
and everyone makes mistakes and might not operate properly.
You people who make up these "rules" I am sure they are well thought out and
meant for good reasons...such and such power, this many contacts, use this type
of modulation, only operate on this mode, WHATEVER people spend their whole
life building a station and they are gonna be heard, I say good for them! If
the world was perfect it sure would be BORING!!!
Kevin
KF7MYK
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