On 1/31/06, Ron D'Eau Claire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If a shore operator ran into someone who wanted to QRQ they obliged to the > best of their ability. In my experience, ship operators aren't a lot > different from Hams. Some were very competent and others less so.
The best op I ever worked, as a 19 year old USAAF cw op in a small weather station in Greenland in 46-47, was an ex-Merchant Marine radioman. He worked for American Overseas Airlines, a government contract company who furnished communications and base maintenance people to the Army, and was stationed at BW1, the main base in Greenland at the time. I was sending him some traffic and he broke and gave me a QRQ. I moved the weight, on the Lightning, back about half way and went as fast as I could--he never asked for a fill. I had a couple of 12 wpm hand key ops and he always slowed down to their speed when he worked them without being asked. Bob Baxter AA7EQ Walnut Ridge, Ar. _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
