Jackie is correct. Whether male or female, posting your name, callsign, and
e-mail address is an invitation to real harassment by the nuts.

In addition to harassment. they can sign you up for undesirable mail, chat
rooms, singles, porno, etc that you never want to receive. Even phone calls
from the nuts once they track you down. Has happened to several decent
posters I know of -- including this old DXer.

One Ham here had a face to face confrontation with a wacko that stalked him.
Sad fact of the times.

Being anon does not detract from the credibility of ones posts. So what if
you give your name and callsign -- you can be as wrong as any anon poster.

Back to the subject, yes DX is getting tougher with the conditions at
present, but going lower in frequency, improving antennas, and above all
persistence will still net some interesting DX.
-----------------------

"Jackie" wrote in message
news:%u2Sa.81027$OZ2.14363@rwcrnsc54...
So you keep on saying (three times at the last count).

Sorry... my ISP burped this morning. I only hit the "send" button once,
but
the message was held up in a queue until it finally posted later on--
thrice.

However, it would be much more informative to your readers if you
would have indicated your callsign, or at least say where you are
located. All that South Pacific stuff would be very nice DX if you
are located in Central Europe, but not much of a challenge if you are
in Southern California or New Zealand.

I understand, but I will not post my callsign on Usenet, because there are
creeps lurking on Usenet groups who can look up my address and other
pertinent information on various callsign databases. I would perhaps not
be
as concerned if I weren't female.

So, as far as location goes, I live in the north-central part of the
United
States, very close to the Canadian border. About as close to the
geographic
center of North America as one can get... pretty far from any oceans!

Jackie

"Old DXer" Old wrote in message
news%bSa.3342$ff.2160@fed1read01...

In addition to harassment. they can sign you up for undesirable mail, chat
rooms, singles, porno, etc that you never want to receive.

I really hate to have to remain anonymous, but spammers have utterly taken
control of the inboxes of many people, and I only get an average of one or
two spam-mails per day. Lately, most of them have been from the 419 scammers
in Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire and Togo... I just pass 'em on to the 419
investigation section of the U.S. Treasury, though I'm not sure how much
good that's doing to keep the frauds at bay.

This is off-topic, but if you want to have a really good laugh, find out how
one savvy fellow with a great sense of humor (and, apparently, a lot of time
his hands) gets even with spammers... you'll bust a gut reading some of his
replies to spammers, especially his ongoing dialogues with some doofus
Nigerian frauds who weren't able to tell that he was stringing them along...
LOL!

www.thespamletters.com

Jackie
Way up nort', dere, not too durned far from da tundra.

Jackie wrote:

"Old DXer" Old wrote in message
news%bSa.3342$ff.2160@fed1read01...

In addition to harassment. they can sign you up for undesirable mail, chat
rooms, singles, porno, etc that you never want to receive.

I really hate to have to remain anonymous,

Isn't that illegal in Minnesota?

Peter Lemken
Berlin
--
Fact is that asians have nothing useful to contribute to the internet.

Have you *seen* some of that hentai?
-- as seen on slashdot.org , July 21st, 2003

Jackie wrote:

"Old DXer" Old wrote in message
news%bSa.3342$ff.2160@fed1read01...

In addition to harassment. they can sign you up for undesirable mail, chat
rooms, singles, porno, etc that you never want to receive.

I really hate to have to remain anonymous,

Isn't that illegal in Minnesota?

Peter Lemken
Berlin
--
Fact is that asians have nothing useful to contribute to the internet.

Have you *seen* some of that hentai?
-- as seen on slashdot.org , July 21st, 2003

Old DXer Old wrote:
Jackie is correct. Whether male or female, posting your name, callsign, and
e-mail address is an invitation to real harassment by the nuts.

BS

Peter Lemken
DF5JT
Berlin
--
Fact is that asians have nothing useful to contribute to the internet.

Have you *seen* some of that hentai?
-- as seen on slashdot.org , July 21st, 2003

Yeah -- well I know of cases where folks were stalked, others received
threatening phone calls, etc.

One YL here received dozens of obscene phone calls after her number was
posted on the web. Had to change her phone number.

Oh yeah you can take legal recourse if you wish and want to spend the time,
money, and agony --- "forget it" as they say in New York and remain ANON on
a wide open forum, say I.


Beware

Maybe not in Berlin but happens here in USA.
Sad but true.

ANON out of necessity -- as I have been attacked by the nuts big time (long
story)
Elmer in Nevada


"Peter Lemken" wrote in message
...
Old DXer Old wrote:
Jackie is correct. Whether male or female, posting your name, callsign,
and
e-mail address is an invitation to real harassment by the nuts.

BS

Peter Lemken
DF5JT
Berlin

Yeah -- well I know of cases where folks were stalked, others received
threatening phone calls, etc.

One YL here received dozens of obscene phone calls after her number was
posted on the web. Had to change her phone number.

Oh yeah you can take legal recourse if you wish and want to spend the time,
money, and agony --- "forget it" as they say in New York and remain ANON on
a wide open forum, say I.


Beware

Maybe not in Berlin but happens here in USA.
Sad but true.

ANON out of necessity -- as I have been attacked by the nuts big time (long
story)
Elmer in Nevada


"Peter Lemken" wrote in message
...
Old DXer Old wrote:
Jackie is correct. Whether male or female, posting your name, callsign,
and
e-mail address is an invitation to real harassment by the nuts.

BS

Peter Lemken
DF5JT
Berlin

"Old DXer" Old wrote in message
news%bSa.3342$ff.2160@fed1read01...

In addition to harassment. they can sign you up for undesirable mail, chat
rooms, singles, porno, etc that you never want to receive.

I really hate to have to remain anonymous, but spammers have utterly taken
control of the inboxes of many people, and I only get an average of one or
two spam-mails per day. Lately, most of them have been from the 419 scammers
in Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire and Togo... I just pass 'em on to the 419
investigation section of the U.S. Treasury, though I'm not sure how much
good that's doing to keep the frauds at bay.

This is off-topic, but if you want to have a really good laugh, find out how
one savvy fellow with a great sense of humor (and, apparently, a lot of time
his hands) gets even with spammers... you'll bust a gut reading some of his
replies to spammers, especially his ongoing dialogues with some doofus
Nigerian frauds who weren't able to tell that he was stringing them along...
LOL!

www.thespamletters.com

Jackie
Way up nort', dere, not too durned far from da tundra.

Old DXer Old wrote:
Jackie is correct. Whether male or female, posting your name, callsign, and
e-mail address is an invitation to real harassment by the nuts.

BS

Peter Lemken
DF5JT
Berlin
--
Fact is that asians have nothing useful to contribute to the internet.

Have you *seen* some of that hentai?
-- as seen on slashdot.org , July 21st, 2003