Well folks - I agree with just about everything that's been put out on this thread. I do know that sometimes you just cannot hear the other person regardless. That is always going to happen sooner or

I agree, there a lot of folks who just do not monitor.makes me want to make a macro that says:   “HEY!” You blind…or do you just not look at the waterfall before you transmit???  I counted 4

* Jerry <n9avy@...> [2013-03-19 08:49]: That's exactly what I did, and I don't think I'm doing too poorly in the "proper procedures" category. You learn a lot by listening first. Experience

They are probably using HRD, which spits out everything from QRZ. I have the same Problem I go by Chris, and I can tell when an operator is using HRD because I am called Christopher in their replies

Annoying things to me is giving a 599 report for EVERYONE! What is the use of giving a 599 if it has no meaning, I can understand this practice in contest or working a DXpedition, I think it is a

There is nothing wrong with starting out with zero experience if you learn by doing, but some people pick up bad habits along the way.  Tail-ending is one of them. If one calls a station after the

experience. Well, that's exactly what I did!! and nothing wrong with that ... no prerequisite of doing other parts of the hobby (e.g. cw or ssb) before any other parts (e.g. digital) Pretty hard not

Double positive beats my "No se nada nunca !"   Hi !  Hi ! Well I am more and more convinced that many PSK operators have never had any experience with phone/cw and are totally ignorant of proper

In this you are completely correct, Jerry (I like that double positive!).  I have often participated in this type of even in that my answering a station using my XE call prompts several others to try

In a contest some things are forgivable.  But in daily operations they should be. Case in point, I still need a bunch of N's for WTW...   so, I see a station with an N suffix calling CQ , I answer

I have had stations call me after a QSO when it is not my spot. I don't answer them and move on so the original person still has the spot. Bill ab9qu

In the resent contest I was "guilty" of this several times due in part to bad conditions. I would hear the same call repeated several times but not be sure who was holding the spot. It sometimes was

Pse welcome new 070 Club members Bill N2TNK #1654 and Bob K6VIB #1655...73 de Jay N3DQU

Just worked W3LSW on 1807.07    at  0350.  Anyone else around ? Worked on dual sloper today  and got some kinks out. Jerry  N9AVY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

* David Westbrook <dwestbrook@...> [2013-03-17 11:34]: David, just ran my log through the LONP checker and I'm up to 71 now. I'd say that was a very productive contest for me. Next is the

Het Ted! I only have 9 contacts, but I was a little farther North than you..maybe the CME was worse here. ; ) Larry WA7HDZ #404 To: "070@..." <070@...> Sent: Sunday, March 17,

I saw you Bill but you couldn't hear me through the protons. We'll try again next time. 73 Joe KA1PPV  #1482 To: 070@... Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 6:34 PM Subject: Re: [070] Sunday

Yeah but it really turned the skies green for our neighbors up north! Erin Go Bragh while the bands go south! Happy St. Patricks Day everyone! Joe KA1PPV  #1482 To: "070@..."

TVM Mike Barry

Saw ur call Mike but you went away before I got your exchange. Try agn if ur still around Barry VA7GEM 1470