jgpo@iwu1c.UUCP (John, KA9MNK) (12/16/83)
a Yes, but this *isn't* like HF DX operations. When working a DX station, you have no well-defined frequency on which to call him, unless he specifies "listening 25 up" or whatever. The W5LFL operation *did have* well-defined frequencies for use, ten uplink and one downlink. Sure W5LFL was the rarest DX in the history of Ham Radio. Sure a pileup was expected, but *not* on his downlink frequency. The pileups should have been on the uplink frequencies. If somebody is calling during the wrong minute (on the proper frequency), he's hurting no one but himself. But when you get a bunch of lids yelling on Owen's *downlink* frequency (especially during the wrong minute), then everybody is being hurt. These people must have seen Owen's operating schedule (at least they seemed to know when he was within range) so why couldn't they at least select the proper frequency, even if they can't tell even minutes from odd? John Opalko, KA9MNK Technician class and 2M denizen