[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

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