DX SPOTTING - HAMS GONE WILD !!!!!!!

It is no secret that I send out about 75 to 100 emails per day attempting to educate hams as to WHY spotting DX stations with comments like:

* NIL HERE
* Not a peep in XX
* Please turn beam to XXXX
* Please 160M at our Sun Rise

ETC ETC ETC....

PEOPLE/HAMs/DXers/RAG CHEWERS/ who ever and what ever the hell category you place yourself in......FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AND EVERYTHING SACRED!!.....STOP IT!!!!

If you just don't give a damn or perhaps are a CB convert.....or for what ever reason...... YOU ARE BEING AN ASS!!! CAPITAL "A"!!!

Why? GREAT question from the HAM in the back of the class....

Because 90% of all hams use computers and DX TELNETS interface with their computers...and when you spot some BS comment like you can't hear the station....well guess what???? Your BOGUS spot sets off 10.5 metric butt tons of DX alarms, SMS texts, emails ALLLL over the planet.....

CONGRATULATIONS...!!! You have just labeled yourself, "LID OF THE MONTH!"....
Congrats again...no parting gifts...no consolation prizes...just plain, in your face world, I am a dumbass for spotting like I did...

THERE is NO...ZERO...NADA value in you spotting that you can't hear.... NONE!

If you just have to spot a comment...and wish to NOT label yourself as a jerk lid who either doesn't know better or worse doesn't care....... do so at the BOTTOM EDGE of what ever band.......for example....28000, 21000, 14000, 18100, 7000, 3500, 1800 etc....I think you get the picture......

NOTE:!!! READ THIS IF NOTHING ELSE!....... THIS WILL NOT SET OFF ALARMS ALL OVER THE PLANET...... GOT IT?????

If you need to re-read the previous statement now.....PLEASE DO SO...... FAILURE to comprehend what it means will in fact result in you receiving a 'coaching" email from me when you violate what I have told you!!!

1/3 people tell me to SCREW OFF....That is OK...their asses anyway...even if they listen to me! HI.....
1/3 Apologize, say THANK YOU!!! and THEY GET IT!
They help spread the word and educate others....

The other 1/3?...Well, I never hear back from them. They will fall into abyss and we will never know...BUT...I pray they get it......

So.....post often...post well, and POST CORRECTLY!!!!!

73/88
Jose - N4BAA
Chief Elmer