I made mention of your experience over on the QRZ forum, but it would be great
if you would post it yourself.
George
-----Original Message-----
>From: FireBrick <w9ol@billnjudy.com>
>Sent: Feb 21, 2008 11:08 AM
>To: ka3hsw@earthlink.net
>Subject: Re: [RTTY] PropNet Article in QST
>
>As you know, I was conversing with the 'admin' of PropNet.
>I was unsuccessful in explaining that listening 50hz up/down was not
>sufficient, as PN would not hear a stations whose zero beat was 100hz away,
>but AFSK/FSK users would sure hear him.
>Plus I don't think he understood the principal of 'offset'.
>Or he wouldn't insist that he's transmitting on 10139 and that would not cause
>interference with a station at 10141-2.
>He also wouldn't believe that Euros are relegated to that small portion
>between 10140 and the commercials which start arough 145
>
>He said he's 'authorized' to run his beacon there.
>And said that I had a 'not in my backyard' attitude.
>
>I gave up talking to him.
>Like talking to a Islamic fundamentalist, either walk away, or shoot em!
>
>Also I sensed that he didn't like digital dxing as he called the operations I
>mentioned that his beacon was transmitting right smack on top of...'a mess'.
>When I said that if it was a mess, it was becuase your beacon qrmed qsos that
>went uncompleted and had to be redone.
>
>
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