Re: [IRCA] Cheater term and the FCC

["Craig Healy" <bubba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Very good comments. But both the IRCA & NRC lists are indeed Googled. 10
> minutes after I post something on either list, it ends up on
> broadcasting lists per several engineers I know. They see and read all
> about us and what we hear and report. That is another reason I try to
> keep away from terms that would be offensive to radio stations.

Well, never having bothered to look, I didn't know that.  Not that it makes
a whit of difference to me.  If someone takes offense to what I've written,
I'm perfectly happy to debate the point.  I'm sure my dislike of IBOC has
gathered me no fans.  But, until they come up with something that doesn't
trash the neighbors, and actually covers as well as analog, then I won't
budge.  I put it as a parallel to a neighbor with a loud stereo that
intrudes into your house and disrupts your life.  Why stations actually put
up with that is quite beyond me.  I truly applaud people like Bob Savage who
speak up to try to save their own skins.

>    We seem to have a certain amount of CEs in this day that know all
> about DXIng and most are active Hams. Yet they refuse to QSL reports. I
> would think the CEs that are Hams would be more than happy to QSL, but
> they don't. A far cry from 40 years ago, which is sad to see.
> One CE told me that he would QSL, but only his Ham station. Strange.

A QSL is always a favor, and not anything required.  It's their choice.  If
they wanted to QSL reports only coming from people whose last name began
with M, then there isn't a bloody thing to be done for it.  Years ago there
were at least several engineers per station, even low power daytimers.
Today there are several stations per engineer.  I have close to a dozen
stations for whom I do work or consult.  Add the increasing demands of life
in general, and there's not a whole lot of time left.  I don't think I've
asked for a QSL for many years, not even for tests.  Heck, I really don't
even keep a formal log any more.  Haven't done that for a couple of decades.
However, I remember what I've heard, and that's good enough for me.  There
is no need for me to bug someone to verify what I already know.  Other
people derive great pleasure from QSLs, so more power to them.  It's how you
want to do the hobby.

I have to wonder how many engineers have realized that someone is on to
their cheating by reading these lists.  And how many of them have been saved
a visit from the FCC because we have served as an early warning system for
them.  From that perspective, they owe us.  Anyone remember any station
written about in here as a cheater or as broken and then having them go back
to correct operation?  If so, here's something for them:  You're Welcome!

Craig Healy
Providence, RI

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