This last few months has been pretty good around here in western Canada with some Sporadic-E propagation covering the Pacific Northwest. I enjoy talking with fellow Canadian and USA operators on 11m, more specifically on CB channel 38LSB. Although, this enjoyment has been hampered due to the fact that a local operator chooses to cause interference rather that use the radio for what it is intended to be, a communication device.
The operator in question goes by the self designated callsign of CDX304, of which he uses uses on this site as well. He rarely frequents and contributes(?) anything to the forums. Initially he attempted his best Trump-ish impersonation to intimidate, bully and one time even called me outside to fight it out. Fight what out? After I listened and did my research, I ID'd him over the air and the verbal communication ceased. Although, now all that he uses his Flex 1500 for is to cause interference with any other operator trying to communicate by keying up with a single tone or a sweeping audio transmission that spans 20khz or even transmitting on multiple frequencies at once. I'm not on the radio 7/24, but I do know that whenever the propagation allows and I try to start a QSO with Larry (WR178) or any other OP, he's there to cause interference. This is a seasoned radio operator. Works as a local professional radio technician. A middle-aged family man with a wife and two kids behaving like a 10 year old with his first CB.
So why this thread? Its 11m, disorganized, out of control, dead. To be expected. No local authority cares or would do anything about. So then is it not up to the remainder of the community to look out for itself and expect other participants to behave as well so that we all can enjoy this hobby together? The radio community is as small as the local area here in Edmonton, Alberta or as large as propagation will allow around the country or world. I have heard many other radio OP's around the continent have remarked as to where the interference is coming from. A number of other members such as the child molester, ebay seller thief, waffle eating Texan, snake oil tweak-nition, to name a few, have been called out over the years on this site to shine a light on the cockroaches that infest the hobby. I don't need this. The radio community is no better for it. What does the WorldwideDX Radio community think?
