[Moon] Fw: Sked/KH7X - VK4AFL

[F2TU Philippe]

Hi Trevor,
Same problem yesterday evening: I big gun calling KH7X  on the qrg 
during my sked  20:15 - 20:30. And for nothing: KH7X was not qrv !
You is faire play ?
73

Philippe PIERRAT - F2TU
http://F2TU.perso.orange.fr



Trevor Benton a écrit :
>
> Hello All - Today I had a sked with KH7X at 0630z which had been
> arranged about two weeks ago.  I came up on time only to be greeted
> by someone else on the frequency trying to work Hawaii so I waited
> & then someone else called..  By 0640z the frequency suddenly went
> clear for a few seconds only to be occupied once again by no less
> than 3 stations echo testing. I put out a call & by  0645z at last I 
> heard KH7X calling me but before I had even a chance to go back absolute
> bedlam broke loose with at least 4 EU stations swooping in over the
> top of me [two of them prominent operators] which of course completely 
> ruined any chance I had of completion.
> The sked list has been published EVERYWHERE in recent weeks so
> there was no excuse for not knowing who was scheduled at what time.
> This behaviour is very disappointing & totally unnecessary. There are
> more stations out there than I thought that simply want the contact
> without any consideration to others whatsoever.
> I hope others with skeds have better luck than I did but they will find
> it difficult with the current spate of rudeness.
>
>  73`s, Trevor,  VK4AFL.
>
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