At WW4LL we were intentionally jammed on 20 meters right at the start of the
contest by someone who recorded K4BP calling CQ. The guy came on and said "turn
your #$@& mic gain down" and then he started complaining about #$%@ contesters.
I ignored him and then he decided to start playing his recording over us.
I ended up moving about 20 kc away and got lucky and found a clear frequency at
14.315. Despite this and a computer network problem we had with Writelog
at the start we managed to have a 100 hr.....
Jeff
>
> From: "Macie, Gordon" <GMacie@innotrac.com>
> Date: 2004/11/22 Mon PM 01:51:23 EST
> To: "'secc@contesting.com'" <secc@contesting.com>
> Subject: [SECC] qrm
>
> The below is from K4XS... I was also qrm'ed by the N4BP tape on 20 meters. I
> sent a private reply to k4xs
>
> I was also qrm'd by cw on 40 and some kind of weird changing tones. Dont
> remember what band. I tried to be polite beyond the call of duty. I moved
> slightly up or down a couple of times. I have found if you leave someone
> will take over and the complainer with be in the same boat or worse. If the
> complainer presented themselves as reasonable I would try. Even turned off
> the processor on one request and left it off while on that band, though I
> only had 10 db of compresson and alc looked fine. I was only driving the
> rig/ amp at about 50% power at the time. Just life contesting.
>
>
> Gordon N4LR
>
>
>
>
> My best and worst SS ever.
>
> After finishing number two last year, I was cranked up and ready to tackle
> WP3R.
> I had busted my butt putting the station back together after the hurricanes
> and
> had done lots of research into my past efforts.
>
> I concluded that, for me, the best place to begin was on 20 and was hoping
> for a
> 150+ hour. I sat down around 14250 and began warming up the frequency.
> Everything was cool...clear as a bell frequency and well clear of the SSTV
> guys.
> Started with 45 QSOs in 17 minutes, and then....."you're 20 Khz
> wide"...."you
> God...m contesters think you can do anything you want". After which I was
> treated to endless overmodulated recordings of K4BP calling CQ at 30 over 9.
> It
> was impossible to work anyone through this guy. I moved several times and
> did
> all the things we do to work through this crap..not acknowledging him,
> "phantom
> QSOs" swing the beams away etc. You veterans know what I am talking about.
> Unfortunately, the SOB was in the primary area of skip, the Midwest and even
> with the beams facing away it was almost impossible to work anyone.
>
> I watched the rate on CT drop from around 185 to 70 or so and saw no way to
> get
> it back up. Twenty is our money band at this part of the cycle and 15 had
> already gone long, making the east coast "cannon fodder" for the W6 guys.
> After
> QSYing for the fourth time and having the jerk follow me, I said screw it
> and
> shut it down, feeling very funky.
>
> The next day the XYL got on as K4XSS and I Elmered her through the pileups
> that
> came on Sunday afternoon when you are fresh meat. Nary a bit of intentional
> QRM
> on her even though it was the same time of day and the same freq I had been
> on
> the day before.
>
> So, just for fun, I decided to get back in the chair and give it a go under
> my
> call. The rate on CT was approaching 200 when my friend came back and
> screwed
> with me. I had the XYL get back on with her call....no problem with the
> idiot.
>
> I finally got back on and for about an hour and a half proceeded to have my
> best
> runs in any SS. I had the machine up to 239 at one point and wound up with
> a
> 180 clock hour.
>
> Something has to be done about this crap with the intentional QRM. So far,
> I
> have talked to W4ZW, NF4A, N4GI, N4BP, all with pretty good-sized stations
> and
> all of them experienced the same crap. Judging from the propagatgion we had
> and
> my beam headings, this pinhead is definitely up in the midwest...W8, W9,
> possibly a western W3.
>
> If anyone has any info on the guy, or if he screwed with you in the contest
> playing either N4BP or K4BP's CQs let me know the particulars, including
> thoughts as to his location.
>
> Thanks for reading my rants and raves. Those of you who have been through
> this
> understand how P.O.ed I am.
>
> Bill K4XS
>
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