RE: [DX-CHAT] Don't you hate when guys use the Cluster for DXped operating suggestions?

2007-01-05 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Because it's a misuse of the system. When I choose to monitor a packet cluster, I'm interested in seeing who's QRV and what bands are open to where; gives me some good starting points (and some ideas of where to avoid pileups). I am not monitoring the cluster to get ads every five minutes about a

Re: [DX-CHAT] Don't you hate when guys use the Cluster for DXped operating suggestions?

2007-01-05 Thread harris_ruben
I only connect to cluster if I'm checking to see if a specific expedition is being heard and where. The rest of the time, I just put my headphones on and tune, and tune, and tune. I think that by now I know which bands might be open in what directions at at what time. I prefer to use the gre

Re: [DX-CHAT] Don't you hate when guys use the Cluster for DXped operating suggestions?

2007-01-05 Thread Tom Anderson
Chances are the DX will never even see the spot, so why post it?. When I was in C9 this summer there was just one location in Bilene, Mozambique that had internet access we knew about or could use and it was a ways from the hotel where we operated. We used it to communicate with our families

Re: [DX-CHAT] Don't you hate when guys use the Cluster for DXped operating suggestions?

2007-01-05 Thread N4BAA - Jose Castillo
Dave, The TV doesn't cause DX filters to go off for the global masses of Ham Ops. Would you get upset if you "were" watching your favorite tv show and your neighbor had a remote and kept changing it on you? That is what it is like...Those who do not utilize software to announce DX activities d

Re: [DX-CHAT] Don't you hate when guys use the Cluster for DXped operating suggestions?

2007-01-05 Thread DAVE WHITE
Errr...big deal. So what? If you don't like it, switch the thing off. What do you do if something comes on the TV that you don't like? Do you sit there getting angry? Durr? Dave G0OIL - Original Message From: Ron Notarius W3WN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Dx-Chat Sent: Friday, 5 Ja