[DX-CHAT] A disgrace to Ham radio

2007-10-19 Thread Paul M Dunphy
Today, on 10.104 MHz, C52C was QRV, listening up. A class operation by class operators. However, as soon as the spots started on the clusters, the jammers and fools showed up and zero beat their transmit frequency. Carriers, someone trying to play the theme from The Lone Ranger

[DX-CHAT] jammers and bombers

2007-10-19 Thread Charles Harpole
If we deny the jammers feedback we reduce their incidence. Wonder how many suicide bombers there would be if the news said only this abt them: A bomb exploded in xxyyxx today end of story... no pictures... no other statements. It would be too much to ask news not to report it at all, but

[DX-CHAT] Help

2007-10-19 Thread Chuck
I can't unsubscribe from this chat forum. I've tried the unsubscribe button on the NJDXA web page and get a page not found error message. Then I tried sending an email direct as called for on the web site and it bounces with the following response: Recipient: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reason:

[DX-CHAT] jammers

2007-10-19 Thread Charles Harpole
I think a good portion of intentional qrm comes from frustration. The other part from basic mean spiritedness. Today, the desire for (and advertisements that teach the need for) instant gratification is a feature of life. But, such gratification is not often in the cards. Thus, resident

Re: [DX-CHAT] a disgrace to ham radio

2007-10-19 Thread Dan Zimmerman N3OX
I guess the only solution is to ignore if you can and steal their pleasure. If we could get every single ham who wanted to work the DX to have infinite patience and totally ignore the jammers, they'll go away. The DX will always hear everyone in a split pile, and there will always be a good

Re: [DX-CHAT] A disgrace to Ham radio

2007-10-19 Thread Dan Zimmerman N3OX
My experience listening to C52C on 40m was that the jammers couldn't touch 'em ;-) Tuners, intentional QRM, other such BS and C52C was just sailing over 'em. Doesn't let the QRMers off the hook, but it is something I like to hear. Dan Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems

[DX-CHAT] a disgrace to ham radio

2007-10-19 Thread Duane, WV2B
While I agree with the observations, amateurs cannot expect these government agencies to solve our problems. They do not have the money, personnel, or interest to soend on something so trivial in the grand scheme of things {not trivial to us, but to them}. What can we do? Well, I can't help