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JD1BMH had a nice signal on 80 meters this morning and a large NA
pile-up. I listened to the JD and the pile-up and I'm getting more
concerned about a habit that I see from many hams -- including some
well known DX'ers. Regardless of what station the DX calls, almost
everyone keeps calling. If a guy answers W9F? and your call is
N4CC....don't transmit! (I used my call so I wouldn't offend anyone,
but it applies to everyone.) Can we not exercise a bit of patience
and courtesy on the bands any more? This practice seems especially
bad in big pile-ups. I have never seen it help anyone get through,
either. It just delays everyone while the DX asks for repeats
because of the QRM. Let's do better in 2008. Busting a big pile-up
can be fun -- but only if everyone remains courteous in the
process. HNY and 73 de Greg-N4CC (stepping off soap box)
