Pop quiz for the class.

[KJ3N]

This is becoming an almost daily occurrence...

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I've got to find a way to make it as plain as the nose of their faces, because apparently I'm doing something wrong. :roll:

[NY4Q]

See if you can guess why I didn't respond.



First one to guess correctly, gets the gold star.

How about CQ DX. I on't thank that 4 nur 5 is DX...

[AE5CP]

Usually I pick these up because it's easier to work them than have them chewing up your receive cycle overpowering any DX. The other reason is they occasionally need you for WAS or some other award.
I have never called to a station calling for DX, but I have seen plenty of other hams doing it.

[KJ3N]

Usually I pick these up because it's easier to work them than have them chewing up your receive cycle overpowering any DX.

I refuse to do that. All it does is encourage others to interrupt you. Once you start down that road, you can kiss all the DX goodbye, as one after the other pesters you. I've either shut down, or changed bands on these guys when they don't get the hint.

The other reason is they occasionally need you for WAS or some other award.

I know WHY they're doing it. Doesn't change the fact that it's still rude.

I play ham radio on my terms. If they refuse to understand that, then I simply go do something else. They need me; I don't need them. I don't chase paper.

I have never called to a station calling for DX, but I have seen plenty of other hams doing it.

So have I, and I won't be an enabler to bad behavior. It's like those assholes who, when the DX says, "The WA4?", and 3 guys call who aren't even remotely a WA4. Jackasses....

[AE5CP]

Different philosophies, it's all good.

[N8YX]

Send "UP LID" via CW in return? :chin:

[N8OBM]

See if you can guess why I didn't respond.



First one to guess correctly, gets the gold star.

I haven't read the rest of the thread yet but at a glance I would say it would be that you are calling CQ for DX stations and He looks pretty dang local.

Just my guess

Archie N8OBM

[N8OBM]

Not to hijack, Jim....but I'm having a hell of a time getting my JT65 working right
any tips?

The first two things I always do are A. Cycle the power, and B. The 1 inch drop. Just pick up the corner and lift it 1 inch and let it fall. 1.5 is too much and 1/2 is too little. 1 inch solves problems. If that fails you just might have to breakdown and read the manual but, only as a last resort. That kind of torture must not be undertaken lightly. I believe that the writers they hire to write these things these days are hired on their ability to write grammatically correct inscrutable prose and grammatically correct is optional.

I would like to think that my advice might help but, sadly, it's unlikely.

More likely is you might find it mildly amusing and that could brighten your day slightly

Good luck

Archie N8OBM

[kb2vxa]

"That kind of torture must not be undertaken lightly."
That's why I always say if all else fails read the instructions, the key words being IF ALL ELSE FAILS. When it comes to a construction project, especially kit building, those key words also apply. If at first you don't succeed try a bigger hammer, but IF ALL ELSE FAILS dynamite always works. This always applies to metalwork, that's why it's called drilling and blasting. Software however is the world's greatest mystery, so another saying applies; if all else fails, fukit.

[n2ize]

And its not just on JT65!

Here's a snip from my PSK screen from a few months ago:


When I posted this in a thread over at the swamp, Burt got upset with me because I was too rude and selfish to take a few minutes out of my busy schedule to answer this guy. His rule is that you should answer EVERYONE who responds when you call CQ no matter if you are calling CQDX or not!

I'll respond to who I feel like responding to.