[aprssig] Gawd This APRS Path May Reach Mars!

[MJ Inabnit]

That is a good case for black listing the fellow.  Perhaps he'll figure out that his tracker has been ignored and he could set better parameters for it to beacon with.  Some kids are a little thick in the head and figure we're being too picky without realizing how frustrating it is for hams that are actually moving.  A second email could be of use.  Nice works well--not that I AM nice, but I hear it works.  :)

73

On Wed, 2 Feb 2011 13:57:16 -0500 (EST)
mwbesemer at cox.net wrote:

> I don't disagree (in principle anyhow), but there are some true 
> knuckleheads in the crowd.
> 
> We've got one who leaves his tracker running in his vehicle all day 
> (sitting in the parking lot), beaconing every 30 seconds.  When we asked 
> him (nicely) not to do that, he changed the beacon rate to about 45 
> seconds and added a wisecrack about "I hope you're happy now" to his 
> beacon comment.
> 
> Bottom line:  Ignorance can be fixed - Stupid is forever.
> 
> Mike
> WM4B
> 
> 
> On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 12:55 PM, Javier Henderson wrote:
> 
> > On Feb 2, 2011, at 12:33 PM, Cap Pennell wrote:
> >
> >> Nah, that's too difficult.  Instead, the ignorant VHF abusers only 
> >> need a
> >> touch of friendly education from neighbor hams.  Works almost every 
> >> time!
> >> Start simply with a polite "hello", as Jav W6VMS notes he is 
> >> considering.  For example, that 10-hop broad path AF6TM-7 used 
> >> yesterday has now already
> >> been repaired, due simply to feedback from fellow hams.
> >
> > Indeed. I think most of those abusive situations (long paths, too 
> > frequent beaconing, etc.) are due more to ignorance than malice.
> >
> > 73,
> > -jav w6vms
> >
> >
> >
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