Steve:

I agree with your general approach regarding frequency sharing.

As we know, we all have to step aside for special events and other things at
times.

Tis just the nature of the beast.

Anyway, the W1AW/8 operation was a lot of fun, and I'm hoping to do a lot
more when our time comes around again in October.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Steve Forst
Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 2:57 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Just worked Tom

Tom,

Nice to work you and sounds like you had fun.  Nice signal near Philly. 
  I was just  tinkering around yesterday, so was on the TS-2000.

I did a fast look for a place for the roundtable, but  too many stations 
jammed in, so I let it go.    Your frequency had been in constant use 
for hours, so I don't know why anyone would have been pissed.  It doesn't
matter if it is our group, the Night Watch group, or the Mystic 
Knights of the Sea,   we all should know it is a shared resource.   If 
you find somebody's fat rump in your assigned seat, you just need to get
over it and twist the dial.

73, Steve  KW3A

On 2/23/2014 10:06 AM, Tom Behler wrote:
> George:
>
> Yep, conditions were rough, especially with the QRM on both sides, and 
> I am not sure completely changing my frequency would have made any 
> difference on the band at that time of the day, with all of the nets 
> and other gatherings that occur in the late afternoon and evening.
>
> And, to all list members:  I'm sorry if I pre-empted the round table. 
> ... I was afraid that would happen, but as we all know, if you have a 
> good operating frequency, especially with band conditions as they 
> were, you hang onto it if at all possible.
>
> The people after me continued to operate on that frequency until 8 
> p.m., and, as I checked occasionally, they were making lots of contacts as
well.
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of George Smith
> Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 9:33 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Just worked Tom
>
> you did good tom. enjoyed working you.  heard you work alen and lloyd 
> as well as my neighbor wd8fm frank.  you did the best anyone could do 
> with condisions.  could not find round table.  73 wd8inw
>
>
>