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February 22nd 05, 03:41 PM

wrote:
wrote:
Caveat Lector wrote:
I recall many times -- one guy sent a four letter word over and
over
again
in CW with no ID -- local Hams found him turned him in
Gee what was he thinking -- no ID and obsentities - probably had
TVI
too
(;-(

When was that?

73 de Jim, N2EY

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There's always been "monkey business" here and there in the "CW
bands".

Of course!

The notion held by some that the CW bands are some sort of pristine
Radio Nirvana where there are no sinners is complete nonsense and/or
wishful thinking.

I don't recall anybody saying they were perfect. Just a lot better
behaved.

Go all the way back to the 1950s around 3.505 and
thereabouts on cold midnites when one could almost hear all the guys
listening for some DX to pop up. Got tiresome but we hung in. On any
number of occasions some bush-league miscreant would get tired of
listening to the noise floor and just for the hell of it would decide
to generate a pileup. I dunno how many times I worked "6L6GB".

A certain other local OT DXer sez it was "5U4GB"

"QSL
via the buro". Yeah, right. The W9 buro.

Wrong end of the burro, too.

Even Jack VE1ZZ the Lord High
Commissioner of 80M dxing couldn't resist jumping into those frays if
they were really good ones.

All of which was pretty harmless compared to, say, intentional jamming,
cussing, threats, interference to genuine public service comms, etc.

Most of all - did FCC ever get involved? Were there complaints? Or was
it just a bit of shenanigans on the QRG?

Look at the enforcement letters *today* and see what the charges are.
And what modes are used. It ain't about a couple of CW DXers working a
slim.

73 de Jim, N2EY