Howard,

I always walk in to a situation whether on or off the air assuming that I 
will be working with cooperative people who will treat me as an equal.  That 
assumption works about 99 percent of the time.
The other 1 percent of the time, I just walk away scratching my head!

Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard, W A 9 Y B W" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Bob, K8LR" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 9:56 AM
Subject: Re: Breaking into round tables


Bob,

I was listening to a group of gentlemen on 7200 kHz, a few weeks ago, and
they were talking about self supporting towers and wondering how much
concrete would be needed for a particular size tower.  I listened for a
while and broke-in to answer a question since I actually own the tower they
were talking about.  After I was finished, they invited me to join them
anytime and said they were there everyday.  Now, this is the way it is
supposed to work.

73

Howard #3


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob, K8LR" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 5:05 PM
Subject: Re: Breaking into round tables


> If you want to break in to a round table, all you have to do is listen to
> them for a while, find out what they like to talk about and join in on the
> conversation.  If you try to take over the conversation from the get go,
> you
> will be rejected.  I've never had that problem except for the message I
> sent
> earlier today.  Sure, it helps if you know someone in the group, but it is
> not necessary.
>
> Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]