I fully aware that the title of this rant is
strongly worded, but I believe it is high time that we question our operating procedures
especially when it comes to chasing DX.
In just about each and every pile-up lately I saw
the following behaviour:
The DX station hears a partial call and then
responds along the line of “W1A?”, that seemingly is the green light for
each and every station from the North pole to the South pole to send their call, over and over ad nauseam.
Even worse than the previous example. The DX station
replies to a station “W1AW 599" and the callers continue calling. Are
they: deaf, stupid, both deaf and stupid or just simply rude?
Do we now have we so little regard for others? What
has happened to good manners and ham spirit? Have we degenerated into a bunch
of unruly mongrels?
IMHO the DX stations should work these out of turn
callers (get them of their backs), but they must not enter them into the log. Eventually the message will get through.
Play by the rules or suffer the consequences
I share your frustration Pierre. I work a lot of DX and often call in a SPECIFIC station based on a partially heard call-sign. It then becomes a real problem to keep the rest to remain quiet !!
ReplyDeleteI agree with your rant 100% Pierre......some of the behaviour you hear on the bands today is disgusting, and I wonder how some of these "pure LIDS" ever managed to get a license!
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