Posted: 12/6/2014 8:58:04 PM EDT
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He's CQing to beat the band so I figured I'd give him another for the log.
He explains to me that I'm good for one point. I say, "Whatever. I don't contest because I don't like it. So he started going on and on and on and on about how important this contest is and how it'll make be bigger and stronger and women will chase me and I'll get rich and win a condo in Florida and on and on and on and on. I already said I wasn't interested. Why did he bother? I told him he was a great salesman and if he needed a job I could fix him up with a car lot I know of up the street. I think right now he is wondering if I had complimented his sales skills or told him to go fuck himself. 
WHy do people do that sort of thing? |
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I'm so bored tonight..... Here is something you can do..... 
Pick up these, and then you can go out and play guerrilla radio with a couple of your best friends. |
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Probably playing in the ARRL Centennial. Year long contest, yes a contest, where everyday members are worth 1 pt, VEs 5 pt, etc, till you get to the president which is worth 300 pts. Some of these guys are taking this WAY to seriously. Me, don't care. Haven't even looked up my point totals.
This is different from the W1AW/p operations. That one I chase a bit for band/mode fills on WAS. |
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Probably playing in the ARRL Centennial. Year long contest, yes a contest, where everyday members are worth 1 pt, VEs 5 pt, etc, till you get to the president which is worth 300 pts. Some of these guys are taking this WAY to seriously. Me, don't care. Haven't even looked up my point totals. This is different from the W1AW/p operations. That one I chase a bit for band/mode fills on WAS. I didn't really pay attention to either at all, but now I look back and wonder if I could have gotten every band on every mode confirmed on LOTW easily? Would have consumed a LOT of time doing it though. |
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I've had my ARRL membership paper sitting in my home inbox waiting in line with everyone else who wants a bit of my money on the day I pay bills. I'd passed over it a few times, but figured with the free book coupon code I got, and because they seem to do a lot for the hobby, I'd sign up.
In the mean time, I had some time to play radio, so I drove up to the mountains & tossed a wire up into a tree. When I dialed around, I heard a guy CQing, so I replied... One of his questions - "Are you an ARRL member?" Me - "No". His reply - "This is for ARRL members, and you're NOT in the log". I encouraged him to have a great day (...pretty sure he heard the sarcasm dripping from my reply). I listened to him for a few minutes after and he changed his tune to droning out "CQ ARRL members". Tool. He's in MY log, with an asterisk. I did end up joining, but I wrestled with it after running across this guy. |
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I didn't really pay attention to either at all, but now I look back and wonder if I could have gotten every band on every mode confirmed on LOTW easily? Would have consumed a LOT of time doing it though. Quoted:
I didn't really pay attention to either at all, but now I look back and wonder if I could have gotten every band on every mode confirmed on LOTW easily? Would have consumed a LOT of time doing it though. Quoted:
In the mean time, I had some time to play radio, so I drove up to the mountains & tossed a wire up into a tree. When I dialed around, I heard a guy CQing, so I replied... One of his questions - "Are you an ARRL member?" Me - "No". His reply - "This is for ARRL members, and you're NOT in the log". I encouraged him to have a great day (...pretty sure he heard the sarcasm dripping from my reply). I listened to him for a few minutes after and he changed his tune to droning out "CQ ARRL members". I'll be glad when this is over in a few weeks. The pileups during the portable operations have rivaled some DXpeditions. Toward the end the centennial contest people are beginning to act stupid in search for another few more points. Saw it a bit a few weeks ago but it is getting worse the closer it gets to 31 Dec. Straight Key Night, the end of the centennial contest, and New Years Eve will be a complete cluster. Ought to get on just to see how well my filters work at cutting out the QRM. |
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Before I got on the national "do not call," list (which seems to help), I used to get all manner of cold calls. I would always say, "No thank you," before they really got into their pitch, like as soon as they stopped saying hello. Most took the hint, but some would just keep going. I would give them one more, "No thank you." If they still kept going, I considered them fair game and would let them have it. One woman ignore three "No thank you"s. Then I finally said, "Excuse me, are you retarded?" She said, "What?" I said again, "Are you retarded?" She got indignant and said, "That's horrible, why would you ask such a thing?" I replied, "So you are ignorant too. Retarded means behind, as in not developing as fast or being as quick to pick things up as the average. I told you three times "NO thank you," and you did not pick up on the fact that I am not interesting in whatever crap you are selling, to me, that is the definition of retarded. So..." click. |
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Before I got on the national "do not call," list (which seems to help), I used to get all manner of cold calls. I would always say, "No thank you," before they really got into their pitch, like as soon as they stopped saying hello. Most took the hint, but some would just keep going. I would give them one more, "No thank you." If they still kept going, I considered them fair game and would let them have it. One woman ignore three "No thank you"s. Then I finally said, "Excuse me, are you retarded?" She said, "What?" I said again, "Are you retarded?" She got indignant and said, "That's horrible, why would you ask such a thing?" I replied, "So you are ignorant too. Retarded means behind, as in not developing as fast or being as quick to pick things up as the average. I told you three times "NO thank you," and you did not pick up on the fact that I am not interesting in whatever crap you are selling, to me, that is the definition of retarded. So..." click. Kinda like a few weeks ago when I was shopping. I was moving my cart past a woman and said, "Excuse me, Young Lady." She bitched me out over being called 'young lady'. I turned on the charm, "Excuse me, Young Lady' certainly beats hearing 'out of the way, you old whore', doesn't it? That's about what you're going to get out of people these days if you're lucky. I try to be pleasant and upbeat." She mumbled that it did and walked off a little more than humbled. |
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I've had my ARRL membership paper sitting in my home inbox waiting in line with everyone else who wants a bit of my money on the day I pay bills. I'd passed over it a few times, but figured with the free book coupon code I got, and because they seem to do a lot for the hobby, I'd sign up. In the mean time, I had some time to play radio, so I drove up to the mountains & tossed a wire up into a tree. When I dialed around, I heard a guy CQing, so I replied... One of his questions - "Are you an ARRL member?" Me - "No". His reply - "This is for ARRL members, and you're NOT in the log". I encouraged him to have a great day (...pretty sure he heard the sarcasm dripping from my reply). I listened to him for a few minutes after and he changed his tune to droning out "CQ ARRL members". Tool. He's in MY log, with an asterisk. I did end up joining, but I wrestled with it after running across this guy. I once had a QSO with a guy on 10 meters. He asked me for my "Ten-Ten" number. I said, I did not have one. He went on saying that he only called for 10-10 members and I must join and get my own number. He was very annoying too. I asked him if he wants to know my membership number for the National Toilet Association. There was a long pause and he started calling CQ Ten-Ten Members Only.... National Toilet Association - Dedicated to protecting America's ass, and stopping Communist regulations from entering our toilets. You can have my toilet when you pry it off my cold dead ass. They do exist - LINK |
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I once had a QSO with a guy on 10 meters. He asked me for my "Ten-Ten" number. I said, I did not have one. He went on saying that he only called for 10-10 members and I must join and get my own number. He was very annoying too. I asked him if he wants to know my membership number for the National Toilet Association. There was a long pause and he started calling CQ Ten-Ten Members Only.... National Toilet Association - Dedicated to protecting America's ass, and stopping Communist regulations from entering our toilets. You can have my toilet when you pry it off my cold dead ass. They do exist - LINK Quoted:
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I've had my ARRL membership paper sitting in my home inbox waiting in line with everyone else who wants a bit of my money on the day I pay bills. I'd passed over it a few times, but figured with the free book coupon code I got, and because they seem to do a lot for the hobby, I'd sign up. In the mean time, I had some time to play radio, so I drove up to the mountains & tossed a wire up into a tree. When I dialed around, I heard a guy CQing, so I replied... One of his questions - "Are you an ARRL member?" Me - "No". His reply - "This is for ARRL members, and you're NOT in the log". I encouraged him to have a great day (...pretty sure he heard the sarcasm dripping from my reply). I listened to him for a few minutes after and he changed his tune to droning out "CQ ARRL members". Tool. He's in MY log, with an asterisk. I did end up joining, but I wrestled with it after running across this guy. I once had a QSO with a guy on 10 meters. He asked me for my "Ten-Ten" number. I said, I did not have one. He went on saying that he only called for 10-10 members and I must join and get my own number. He was very annoying too. I asked him if he wants to know my membership number for the National Toilet Association. There was a long pause and he started calling CQ Ten-Ten Members Only.... National Toilet Association - Dedicated to protecting America's ass, and stopping Communist regulations from entering our toilets. You can have my toilet when you pry it off my cold dead ass. They do exist - LINK That's awesome! Let me guess... 28.425? |
It's banjos, dude. 
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