tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post7013651148264077370..comments2024-03-28T05:17:55.293-04:00Comments on W2LJ QRP - When you care to send the very least!: Give me HF any day !!!QRP - When you care to send the very least!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08707602309223956112noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-65382681184788925842010-04-23T15:23:32.457-04:002010-04-23T15:23:32.457-04:00On the other side of the coin:
I've put out a...On the other side of the coin:<br /><br />I've put out a few "listening" call and got a response back from an annoying long-time repeater regular, then just let the reply hang there without responding. Sure it's a happy fraternity and we have an obligation to be nice and welcoming but sometimes there are people that you just don't want to talk to on your drive home after a long day.<br /><br />Does that make me a horrible person? I hope not.<br /><br />I was a regular on the repeaters you're talking about, so I know what it was like to show up on them in 1996 and receive a mixed welcome.Rob Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14099588941024685854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-17185749642647343982010-04-22T18:46:58.265-04:002010-04-22T18:46:58.265-04:00Larry:
spotted your comment - I wholeheartedly ag...Larry:<br /><br />spotted your comment - I wholeheartedly agree 100% with you, It takes me back to when I first earned my ticket - I could not afford an HF radio straight off (Although I had an "A" Ticket), so I went for a 2m radio - I only new a couple on the bands here and found it difficult to establish contacts - I did eventually break it though but it took time, others give up - when I went onto HF it was another world - some are just basic exchanges - and others you find common ground and chat - it fascinating.<br /><br />Rgds PeterG4NKXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15488761768695463192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-202834723554311762010-04-22T05:50:36.604-04:002010-04-22T05:50:36.604-04:00The repeater clique is one I've experienced, e...The repeater clique is one I've experienced, even when traveling overseas in the UK. Was made very obvious that unless you were a local you weren't going to be answered.<br /><br />Unfortunately the "Anti-Elmer" is not just limited to repeaters. <br /><br />I'd also written about this - Pay No Attention to that Man Behind the Curtain – Cause & Effect of Non-Elmers http://tinyurl.com/2dbpadm and Old vs New – Amateurs of All Interests and Abilities http://tinyurl.com/2f8eagv<br /><br />Hopefully the efforts that go into "sharing projects" like these blogs will somewhat offset the Anti-Elmer.<br /><br />73<br /><br />Steve<br />K9ZWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-86699133742916412992010-04-22T05:37:11.339-04:002010-04-22T05:37:11.339-04:00Hi Lerry,
many OM use local repeater like a cell p...Hi Lerry,<br />many OM use local repeater like a cell phone replacement. If they want to speak with OM "X" and listen to OM "Y" call they often ignore the call, but if OM "X" calls they suddenly answer the call and start long ragchew. This is frustrating for newbie (I consider myself a newbie) but it is a fact: for someone repeater=cell phone. <br /><br />73 de<br />IZ1KSW - GabrieleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-18003433286730771772010-04-22T05:37:11.340-04:002010-04-22T05:37:11.340-04:00Hi Lerry,
many OM use local repeater like a cell p...Hi Lerry,<br />many OM use local repeater like a cell phone replacement. If they want to speak with OM "X" and listen to OM "Y" call they often ignore the call, but if OM "X" calls they suddenly answer the call and start long ragchew. This is frustrating for newbie (I consider myself a newbie) but it is a fact: for someone repeater=cell phone. <br /><br />73 de<br />IZ1KSW - GabrieleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-8713637046498169482010-04-22T02:54:05.841-04:002010-04-22T02:54:05.841-04:00I agree with you up to a point, Larry, but you nee...I agree with you up to a point, Larry, but you need to look at it from the other side too. When people listen on HF they are usually looking for a contact. If someone is "monitoring" a repeater they may well be actively doing something else, like building a project or doing something on the computer. With the best will in the world if you want to get on with what you are doing you can't answer every call.<br /><br />It's human nature that people are more likely to interrupt what they are doing to answer someone they know, or an emergency call. On balance, it's good that people do monitor repeaters even if they don't reply to every call.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11984840704237681015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-59439323208054010102010-04-22T00:11:03.159-04:002010-04-22T00:11:03.159-04:00This is precisely the reason why I'm upgrading...This is precisely the reason why I'm upgrading to General.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-80296120590165042762010-04-21T23:57:44.573-04:002010-04-21T23:57:44.573-04:00Hams are very "cliquey" to the point tha...Hams are very "cliquey" to the point that a lot of people have been chased away from the hobby/service. Why deal with static and the lids when there is a cornucopia of other attractions and such to occupy one's time? The only thing that still keeps me renewing my license is the evolving technology and the good folks that I meet that are willing to share a bit of time and wisdom. And if it wasn't for the resources on the Internet, I would have forgot about messing with radios years ago. <br /><br />Chris WA5TTChris Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17815496959546126551noreply@blogger.com