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   Hello All,   
      
   I though you all might get a kick out of this.  This is a static page on my    
   blog...   
      
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   - Stateside stations asking for SASEs for paper QSL cards: It is a pet peeve    
   of mine to see stateside hams insisting on you paying for their hobby even    
   though they have this expensive ham radio equipment on their desk but they    
   won't spring for a fourty-nine cent stamp.  I figure that if you're going to    
   have paper QSL cards, you should be prepared to spend the few cents to send it    
   off in the States.  DX stations, however, are different and I can understand    
   that their country's postal service postage isn't cheap like here in the    
   States. I'll happily confirm a DX QSO with LotW for DXCC if a paper QSL card    
   isn't possible.   
      
   - Using the term "73" incorrectly: "73" means "best regards".  Using "very 73"    
   is fine.  Using "73s" is not.  You don't say "best regardses", do you?  So you    
   shouldn't use "73s".   There is also "best 73s".  "Best best regardses"    
   doesn't make any sense . . . but you should.   
      
   - Using "Q codes" or "10 codes" on a VHF/UHF repeater: As with the above "73",    
   you don't go around saying to your boss, "I gotta get to the home QTH to go    
   10-100!"  "Q codes" are acceptable on HF with SSB and CW (with the possibility    
   of computer digital modes but that's another story), but when using nearly    
   crystal-clear FM, you can use proper English and speak like a functioning    
   human being.   
      
   - Saying "for ID" when using your callsign on a repeater: For God's sake,    
   people, your callsign IS your ID!  Just giving your callsign identifies    
   yourself.  When you say "for ID", you sound like an idiot.  Please, only your    
   callsign.  You don't hear the repeater add "for ID" after it identifies    
   itself, do you?   
      
   - Using only the suffix of your callsign to identify yourself while working a    
   DX pileup: That's not only really impolite, it's illegal in the US.  Many a    
   ham in the US really should read the DX Code of Conduct and live by it.   
      
   - Using an amplifier to make a short-distance contact: The US rules state that    
   an amateur radio operator should use the minimum power necessary to maintain a    
   contact.  Sometimes, I wonder if these guys are making up for other    
   shortcomings in their life by doing this.   
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   Later,   
   Sean   
      
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