We hear the same thing on the east coast. The same guys believe it is a net for them pass after pass.
Greg N3MVF On Sep 2, 2013, at 1:39 PM, Bob- W7LRD <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi John...the LIDS will never disappear..there are many more waiting in the > wings...the best we can do is to "politely" educate the alleged offenders, > usually via email. > 73 Bob W7LRD > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John - VE7JZ" <[email protected]> > To: "Mat 62" <[email protected]>, [email protected] > Sent: Monday, September 2, 2013 8:19:59 AM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: So50 > > My daughter, who is a new ham has just given up on trying SO-50. 5 times now > she has set up the station to work someone and the moment she unkeys, there > is someone calling and not listening. We here, have a TS-2000 with az-el > setup and 2 yagis with auto tracking. I totally agree with the comments here > on this subject of wild west operations on SO-50. It is out of control. Here > on the wet coast there is a WA6 ( wont say his call here ) every day that is > constantly either ruining qso's or using way too much power and wiping out > transponders completely. And if you call this LID, he either cannot hear you > or ignores you and continues his ignorant disregard for other users so HE can > get HIS contacts and to heck with anyone else. A constant and rather rude > transponder HOG that is on almost every pass of every voice satellite. So as > of today, we (my daughter and I) will go back to weak signal work and drop > off satellite use until these LIDS either disappear or > something. Our 2 cents worth. Everyone have a great day wherever you might > be. 73.<br/><br/>Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad > _______________________________________________ > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > _______________________________________________ > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
