On 2/23/2014 2:45 AM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP wrote:
Jon,
If I had buddies who got annoyed with me being 20 or 30 Hz off frequency,
I'd look for some new buddies.
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I don't think he said the other guys complained... just
that HE was the offending party in the group.
As a kid, I listened to SW broadcast stations and
hams on a receiver, and dreamed of owning my own
station someday.
I learned early on you can drive yourself batty
trying to peak the signal - so I subscribe to a more
pragmatic school... If I can hear and understand
the other guy... I take my hand off the tuning knob,
and concentrate on the conversation. After all,
the point of ham radio (to me) is communication.
I rarely look at the frequency readout, as it is often
squirrelly, depending on how old the other guy's rig
is, or for some other reason. If I can work him, I
figure it is close enough. With a few million radios
on the air, I guess there will be some deviation to
reckon with !
Just MY take.
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