No apology needed. If FOC stands for what I think it stands for, your =
request
should already have been on our agenda. A few years ago there was a =
scuffle about the use of .025 as our primary "meeting" frequency, and =
some unintentional qrm it caused to a prominent DXpedition. Well, that =
was taken very seriously by the membership. The published frequencies =
are to be .035 - .045 on the HF bands (above the LF bands). And, it is =
only good operating practice to avoid DX windows.
My dear departed friend, Al, G3FXB always took the time out during the =
Marathon to say "Hello, mate!" to me, even though I was not a member of =
FOC (at the time)... I hope that I speak for all FOC'ers when I say =
that even though we are calling CQ FOC, feel free to pop in and say =
hello, mate.
73 de Doug, WD8AUB
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From: Bill Tippett[SMTP:btippett@ctc.net]
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 1996 11:31 AM
To: dx@ve7tcp.ampr.org; CQ-Contest@TGV.COM; topband@lists.frontier.net
Subject: Sorry FOC'ers!
FOC'ers: =20
Pardon me for letting my sarcastic streak run wild and spoil =
what I
still think is a reasonable request. For contests with very low or =
selective
participation, I think some consideration of others is in order on a =
small
band like 160 (maybe not 15 kHz worth but how about 5?) As one person
suggested, "I would be very happy if NA FOC'ers just observe the
normal (?) contest etiquette of not CQing between 1830-1835". Please
accept my humble apologies for my tactless words...it must be the
menopause medication. Shame on me...and have fun in the Marathon!
=20
73, Bill W0ZV
=20
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