This morning I wrkd them on 40m SSB from Tn with my trusty K3/KPA500 & Hytower vertical. He was strong [S9] here. After he got the K9 he asked several times for my suffix before getting it. After the QSO I flipped to my xmit freq. There were 3 or 4 tailgaiters calling him on my old xmit freq. He picked up a K3. When he asked for his suffix I flipped back to the old xmit. As the K3 was giving his call at least 5 or 6 idiots were calling him. They wouldn't quit. Finally the NH8 OP said :stop I'm only calling the K3. When I flipped there were still two idiots calling him. The NH8 OP then said: I'll only answer the K3. Then the K3 got his QSO. Who knows who had the poor rx & who were the idiots. I think you can guess. Besides bad manners it slows the QSO count down. Bottom line is that this idea of I'll yell my call til he's forced to answer me is counterproductive. They embarrass themselves. It slows the QSO count down. It means a few stn.s will never get the QSO. The hobby loses. Maybe that's what they want. Who knows. The axium of work the obnoxious ones first & get them out of the way has it's points but this is a hobby. Or it is sometimes....
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