I can also endorse these comments, however the issue is probably more
related to the total absence of manners than to use of high power and
big antennas. I think we're referring to the kind of people that our friends
in the CB world call "Alligators" - i.e. all teeth and no ears?
I think you
Bear with me a moment on this one, gang.
I know some of you are also on the CQ-Contest reflector, where I've been
involved the last few days (since the end of CQ WW) in a sometimes heated
discussion over operating practices on 40 meters.
The crux of the disagreement revolves around the actions
No, you're not wrong. In my opinion, SSB stations should stay out of the
bottom 25 KCs, at a minimum, and above 50 KCs on 40 meters as a basic courtesy
-- especially to QRP enthusiasts. The same goes for RTTY in my view. And I
operate CW, SSB RTTY. This frequent downward move below 50 KCs is a
