I have to contribute my +/- $0.02 here. This same "4" also approached me
during a recent test while I was CQ'ing on 14078. No one was using MFSK at
that time and so I asked him why I should QSY. As he was polite enough in
his response, I agreed to do so. At that point, however, he started
calling me a jerk and a number of other names. I then confronted him and
he gave a very lame excuse why he went into his diatribe. Nonetheless, I
still QSY'd. Now I am not so sure I would do so again. While frequency
wars ultimately do none of us any good, my tolerance for this mode is not
what it used to be.
73, Doug W4OX
At 23:32 3/24/03 +0000, Larry L Lindblom wrote:
>During one of the RTTY contest earlier this year there was a 4 in
>Tennessee (I forget his call) who was guarding 14081 + or -. Based on
>tuning across that frequency numerous times when anyone sent a "CQ test"
>he seemed to come back to them on RTTY an ask why they were CQing in the
>"MFSK Band." He was civil in his language during the brief periods I
>listened.
>
>This reminds me of the SSTVers on 20 meters. The range of 14230 to 14236
>can be dead with no signals, but Lord forbid anyone says "is the
>frequency in use," doesn't get an answer, and then CQs. Invariably an
>SSTV signal appears out of nowhere on that frequency.
>
>The regulations haven't changed and if a frequency isn't in use it should
>go to the station that starts using it as long as the mode is legal.
>And, to my knowledge about the only thing not allowed on 14081 or 14080
>is phone.
>
>
>73 Larry L
>W0ETC
>
>On Mon, 24 Mar 2003 23:59:32 +0400 "VSH" <vsh@udm.net> writes:
> > Hi Phil,
> >
> > I would add some more to this topic, last Sunday after my CQ on
> > 14080 one guy ask (using RTTY
> > mode) to QSY because I'm working in "MFSK ZONE" ! I answer that I
> > don't see any reason to
> > move out. After that I got a portion of dirty words. May be I miss
> > something and the regulations
> > was changed? Now we could not use the 14080 for RTTY?
> >
> > Larry
> >
> > RW4WZ
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: rtty-bounces@contesting.com
> > > [mailto:rtty-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Phil Cooper
> > > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 7:26 PM
> > > To: rtty@contesting.com
> > > Subject: [RTTY] RE: MFSK!
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Joe and the group,
> > >
> > > My apologies for the tone of this email, but after nearly
> > > losing out on
> > > ST0RY to MFSK, I am feeling a bit annoyed. Not half as mush as I
> > was
> > > yesterday lunchtime, but enough to warrant this:
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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