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Don't Understand Domestic Contest Stations Operating In The Extra Portions

Wire Weasel

Wire Weasel

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Ya it's legal but - they are excluding Generals from being able to make contacts with them artificially shortening their potential scores. I don't get it.
Examples: Field Day, State QSO Party's, POTA, SOTA
 
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Why I will stay at 28.300 to 28.500. Not going to exclude Technician operators from talking to me. :)
 
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I just don't understand them contests, on the weekends,
hogging up the bands with "CQ Contest, Contest"
then the pause and "contest"

"you're 5 by 9"

but if you are DX then you are "5 by 9 plus"

what a waste!

sometimes I will answer a "contester" and talk real slowly
and tell them about my radio and antenna just to piss them off!
it is funny. maybe say "hold on a minute, I gotta grab another cup of coffee"

or them Nets. OMISS, etc.

I stay off 2-meter repeaters. and them clubs. all them dweebs!

I have been messing with CB, Amateur, SWL, pirate, since 1973 or so.

I'm just saying! I just like to talk on the radio, build and repair stuff.
talk about that. shoot the sh!t. I even talk about grilling good food out in
my back yard and drinking beer. telling about the water moccasin
and a little alligator out off my back yard this morning.

I know many others can relate. that is why we don't get on the air
too much.
 
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Wire Weasel said:
Ya it's legal but - they are excluding Generals from being able to make contacts with them artificially shortening their potential scores. I don't get it.
Examples: Field Day, State QSO Party's, POTA, SOTA
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If the station is running and loud, there are enough stations in the Extra segment to keep the rate high. That's the objective, like it or not.
 
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BayouRadioAmplifier said:
I just don't understand them contests, on the weekends,
hogging up the bands with "CQ Contest, Contest"
then the pause and "contest"

"you're 5 by 9"

but if you are DX then you are "5 by 9 plus"

what a waste!

sometimes I will answer a "contester" and talk real slowly
and tell them about my radio and antenna just to piss them off!
it is funny. maybe say "hold on a minute, I gotta grab another cup of coffee"

or them Nets. OMISS, etc.

I stay off 2-meter repeaters. and them clubs. all them dweebs!

I have been messing with CB, Amateur, SWL, pirate, since 1973 or so.

I'm just saying! I just like to talk on the radio, build and repair stuff.
talk about that. shoot the sh!t. I even talk about grilling good food out in
my back yard and drinking beer. telling about the water moccasin
and a little alligator out off my back yard this morning.

I know many others can relate. that is why we don't get on the air
too much.
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I am in the NE corner of the Texas bayou, just up and out of the flood plane on most of my land (9+ acres), when if floods I have about 1/3-1/2 of an acre in the far back NE corner that becomes the bayou. I get plenty of the snakes all year long and the occasional wandering gator once or twice a year that I notice or smell. Gotta love the Ham Radio/CB Radio while grilling and drinking beer!!
 
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Lost Ram said:
I am in the NE corner of the Texas bayou, just up and out of the flood plane on most of my land (9+ acres), when if floods I have about 1/3-1/2 of an acre in the far back NE corner that becomes the bayou. I get plenty of the snakes all year long and the occasional wandering gator once or twice a year that I notice or smell. Gotta love the Ham Radio/CB Radio while grilling and drinking beer!!
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Not sure what that has to do with the subject in the post?
 

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