By the way, a weird thing happened to me the other week. (rare for 160m that is)
Well, not so weird, as maybe insulting.....I was working a bunch of Europe on 160m, spotting them as I went up and down the band. I ended up calling TA3D a bunch of times @ his sunrise and never made it. Eventually he QRT'd and I got called on TA3D's ex-frequency by a UA4 somebody who I later found out was running 100w and he was happy for his first Canada on 160m.....anyways, a very small pileup started with LY, YL, UA4's, OH, SM's etc. calling me after TA3D had left. Some guy kept QRMing me with the dit-machine....we've all had it happen to us....anyways, this guy eventually kept asking me if I was a LID and spotting my own pileup or something like that. QSB and QRN took him out a bit at times. At first I thought he was asking me to QSY, but he definately was asking if I was a LID, and something about spotting. I was so PO'd (like red in the face upset) I stopped the mini pileup, and turned the rig off. (If you are reading this, you won !) Figured I just didn't need the aggravation. It's not too often I get upset about ham radio. In fact it's very very rare. It's a hobby I derive great enjoyment out of. I could miss a rare chance at a JA on 6m and I wouldn't get "upset", ya know? I could lose an all weekend contest by 1000 pts and still not get upset. I could wait in a pileup for an hour and not be upset. But this.... This just rubbed me the wrong way. I don't know what problem folks have about DX spotting. By the way, I never spotted myself, nor any of the DX I was working once I had the old TA3D freq....only before, as I was gg up and down the band. There were almost no spots coming out of NA at the time, even though 160 was in fine shape. Only heard a few guys on from NA and propagation was very very good at the time. Even had a K7...think it was K7ZV thank me on the Lowband ON4KST chat site thank me for the spots and he had nabbed a couple new ones off my spots. Kinda makes me feel good, but the terrible words from the unknown guy made me feel like I should take up stamp collecting. Less aggravation ! VE9AA Mike, Coreen & Corey Smith 699 Rte 616 Keswick Ridge NB Canada E6L 1T1 ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 11:42 PM Subject: Re: Topband: Ticked over intentional interference on top band Unfortunately 160 is not immune to that kind of behavior. I have run into it before (including from an A1 Op member). Some would argue they were agressively pursuing a DX QSO. Most of us would classify the operation as just plain QRM. 73, Larry W6NWS ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 10:01 PM Subject: Topband: Ticked over intentional interference on top band > > > > I have been a ham for almost 46 years now and having been on 160 off an on > for much of that time. Tonight I saw something that I had not really seen > on 160 and kinda ticked me off big time; some idiot intentiionally trying > to jam VE1ZZ while he was trying to work a DX station that I didnt even > hear (I'M Jealous obviously). This kind of thing happens a lot on 80 what > with all the idiots directly challenging the FCC and all but I have not > really run into it on the gentlemens band. Everyone is for the most part > so pleasant on this band. I mean if why not just turn it into a contest > for who can work the station first? but to intentionally be a spoiler for > another station just doesnt cut it. > > > > It would be nice to find this joker and poke pins in his coax. Whats the > saying " I'm mad as hell and not going to put up with this" ??? > > > > Jim WA3MEJ > > > > P.S. VE1ZZ hope you got the contact anyhow. > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.454 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/4154 - Release Date: 01/19/12 19:34:00 _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
