On Thu, 1 Sep 2005 14:25:05 -0400, "MD" wrote:


"Fred W4JLE" wrote in message
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Why do you need one on 80? The reality is if you can hear the other guy,
he
can hear you. Now if your ego requires that you have to be the first one
in
the pile to break through, then I guess you need a big amplifier.

My pet peeve is hearing a DX station calling CQ DX and some high powered
asshole starts out "Good evening again Carlos, your almost as strong as
you
were last night when we talked........" while some guy with a 100 watts
gets to set on their thumbs until Got Rocks is through bloviating.

Many are trying to get a new country while Mr. Got Rocks plays "watch this
you lowly peons". Yes! you asshole in New England, I am refering to you.
You
splatter the entire DX window and have no regard for your fellow hams...
Not
one time have I heard him say, "Carlos listen for KB2***, he is trying to
call you".

Boy, I am glad I got that out of my system. :)

I know the feeling Fred. I was trying to work a new SA station on 17m the
other night with my measly 100w to an R7. Time after time I would hear the
DX station say.."nice to work you again ________", one guy he even commented
on working about 6 times over the last year. Well I finally worked him for
the new one, only to find I had already worked him on 20m 14 years ago. At
least it wasn't on the same band!

Do any of you ever think that the DX stations just might get tired of
giving out 59s (or 33s in you guys cases) and might actually want to
engage in some civilized conversation with someone they've worked over
and over?

If a big antenna and higher power make this more enjoyable, what's the
issue? Oh, I almost forgot, this is the land of welfare and
entitlements.