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GROUP 7155 LIST OF COMMON OPERATOR MISTAKES
| 1. Forgot to turn on amplifier 2. Wrong antenna 3. Forgot to tune antenna 4. Failure to scare away Seagull sitting on antenna 5. Talking into the wrong radio or microphone. 6. Selected incorrect VFO 7. Left VOX on (can be very entertaining for those listening) 8. Amplifier on wrong band or mistuned (can be expensive) 9. Failure to yell adequately into the microphone or gain too low 10. Processor set to high power "mush" mode, and or mic too close 11. Talking too long 12. Talking too long with a very weak signal 13. Talking too long about something nobody else is interested in 14. Doubling 15. Not waiting a couple of seconds, to allow for breaks, before transmitting 16. Turning a quick break into a long, personal discussion 17. You bumped the VFO knob and are transmitting on some embarrassing frequency 18. Cat, Dog, or Child bumped the VFO knob (you can always blame them) 19. Sneezing, coughing, or clearing your throat into the mic when on the air 20. Beaming incorrect direction |
21. Tuning up on frequency (some rigs tune up on the carrier freq, which is ok, but some don’t) 22. Failure to notice that antenna fell down and is on ground 23. Transmit audio equalizer set to “bullfrog” or “screech owl” 24. Transceiver set to incorrect power output – too high or too low can be bad 25. Operating while impaired – booze and or meds and or lack of meds 26. Failure to provide cooling to amp, air or water 27. Not knowing what the knobs and menus do on your fancy radio (very common) 28. Leaving the microphone PTT switched on and leaving the desk (can also be amusing) 29. Failure to fully insert microphone plug into jack 30. Operating vintage equipment that sounds bad (but acceptable when testing one) 31. Falling asleep and missing your turn or falling asleep while transmitting 32. Not using Netlogger when you could do so easily, or handing it off to the wrong person repeatedly 33. Transmitting into a dummy load 34. Wrong class of license for 7155 35. Expired license 36. Cat's paw or your forehead hit the keyboard, and now you can't find Netlogger or the SDR's on your screen 37. Failure to mute SDR's or forgot to disable "Monitor" mode, resulting in feedback 38. Forgetting to relax and enjoy the morning with friends 39. Relaxing a bit too much and falling out of operating chair 40. Reading mail and missing turn 41. In bathroom with remote mike flushing commode with Vox on (or other vile noises) |
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HAM PICTURE OF THE YEAR AWARD GOES TO:
Now this isn't something you see everyday, ham station walking.
This is Greg, WE4BY on his USUAL morning hike (no kidding) in San Clemente, CA
