Troublemaker on amateur radio

STORY: I was listening to these two guys in Massachusetts having a nice conversation, when all of a sudden, the guy with the southern accent comes in and starts swearing (illegal) and complaining about the guy's audio (which as you can hear, is perfectly fine), and that he's causing splattering further up the band.
After I stopped filming, other people proceeded to come in and let the protagonist know that there was nothing wrong with his audio. The protagonist's friend tuned up the band, and found the troublemaker on another frequency doing the same thing to another group of hams. Our protagonist gets the troublemaker's call sign and looks him up on the Internet, and finds that he's had several call signs, probably because he keeps ticking people off.
Don't be that kind of ham.

[@themaritimegirl2]

Be sure to read the description for the full story on this encounter.

[@robertbennett6410]

all I can say..... is WOW..... :( hate those ppl

[@Mr_Meowingtons]

yeah i have heard them on the radio before they live to mess with each other

[@tjlovesrachel]

Soooooo.... your a dude right ?

[@MidKnightKid98]

tjlovesrachel Nope. She's a lady and there's lots of ladies into ham radio.

[@tjlovesrachel]

Shadow come on now ..... let’s be serious about this ... that’s deff not a lady.... and I know their are a lot of REAL women involved in ham radio

[@nashvillain171]

Old man doesn't have a ham; he's got a beef.

[@KD0MOO]

😂

[@WA-ge3vz]

As a "young" person, it is interesting to see the evolutionary steps we took to get to the current level of internet trolling.

[@GreasyMidget]

lmao

[@fungo6631]

It's still very much present in Russia and Ukraine tho. Just look at any frequencies close to 7055 KHz LSB and you'll hear Russians and Ukrainians insulting and calling each other all kinds of slurs you didn't even know existed!

[@nikushim6665]

But ham operators are generally vary low hanging fruit for trolls though. Hell you could get a guy coming in with a Baofeng roger beep and that alone is enough to set off a lot of operators :P.

[@fungo6631]

@@nikushim6665 Why the Baofeng beep?

[@nikushim6665]

@@fungo6631 cause a lot of the older hams are salty about the UV-5R's in general.

[@AlexSirghie]

hank hill got onto the radio

[@The20thCenturyLimited]

Alex Sirghie an old ass hank hill lol

[@trollguy8693]

Someone should tell that guy to go check inside his trailer.

[@thrash2429]

I'm runnin' a hunnert hwatts i tell ya hwhat

[@dutchman55]

“I sell HAM radios and HAM radio accessories, I’ll tellya hwut”

[@dougtaylor7724]

I’ve got a CB emergency!

[@TheUniversalDave1]

"Well I appreciate your 100 watts yelling at me." Classic!

[@sz42781]

1500 watts is not a problem!

[@theunconventionaldeal3879]

Watt shaming..... It's like watching 9 year olds skin shame on a game. 🤣

[@kishascape]

@@sz42781 I’ve known contesters to fire up 3000 watts.

[@sz42781]

@@theunconventionaldeal3879 watt shaming 🤣, its the body shaming of the hf world

[@Elfnetdesigns]

I was waiting on him to say "I sell propane and propane accessories". XD

[@6h471]

LOL! Welcome to 5 land. Stuff like this is why I haven't used SSB in many years. Nothing but a bunch of morons that think they own a frequency. Hank Hill should have his license revoked.

[@MetalGearRex85]

I am disappointed. I was waiting for him to say 'I tell ya what'.

[@bobsullivan5714]

Now that's some funny shit, right there.

[@seanjuth]

Not even funny

[@w.e.s.]

Ham is the most boring thing ever until somebody like him comes on I hang on for days till I get somebody like that just to make me smile I encourage it bc ham is going downhill fast

[@millsoutdoors8555]

He should have been yelling I SELL PROPANE AND PROPANE ACCESORIES

[@ArcaneWorkshop]

Somebody finally pushed Dr. Phil over the edge!

[@UsMan-kn8hd]

Cw dot dash dot 😮😅🎉come to my land of Alabama home Depot ok and tell me to get off the air again and tell me what kind of person you are like

[@yetisuncle666]

the irony of the guy who said the other guy has "crappy audio" is the one who has the actual crappy audio. i love your advice at the end of the description, "don't be that kind of ham" great words.

[@k1rta138]

As the voice on this video. That man constantly complained about me and it all had to do with his receiver filtering…lol All I can say to upcoming new hams out there wanting to upgrade to general or extra is don’t let a few cruel people on 75 or 40 meters get to you. Life goes on with or without them anyways and just enjoy amateur radio as much as you can.

[@44CT232]

This dude sounds like the radio equivalent of a youtube commenter, a sad person with nothing better to do than troll other people. Hopefully his license is revoked.

[@themaritimegirl]

As I listened on after I stopped filming the protagonist did some research on the Internet and found that he's had multiple call signs over time, meaning he's probably had his license revoked, multiple times. I believe when your license is revoked you can immediately take the test again and apply for another one.

[@44CT232]

+themaritimeman Wow, you'd think after losing it several times he'd either give up or learn to behave himself on the air.

[@kckoellein]

themaritimeman you can change your license call sign at will. Its called a vanity call-sign, and It's fairly routine. When the FCC revokes it, you cannot just go take the test again.

[@derpinbird1180]

Sadly "trolls" existed in about the same number as they used to there is just more tools they can use and less we can do about it now.

[@oldmanballer5088]

44CT232 i have a feeling he is one of thos epeople who always blames other people for his problems and never does anything wrong

[@kranialkoatings3271]

Agree with your comment “don’t be that kind of ham”

[@normjacques6853]

Kudos to my fellow MA ham for keeping his cool while standing his ground. It's a real shame but, no matter where you go or what you do, there are always people like our Southern 'friend' who will try to ruin your fun. If only there were a simple solution..........

[@Brenda-jf2pe]

It’s called the north end of a south bound horse! JohnBoyUtah kj7tbr

[@shipsahoy1793]

yeah I just wanted to point out that they could be from any location and still suck. It's not just a Southern thing.

[@dutchman55]

“That boy ain’t right”

[@muthatrucka6265]

Stop whacking off in my shed! Large Pies, Free Coffee!

[@paulgarcia1566]

"I tell you what".

[@koolsteins]

Even HAM radio isn't safe from flame wars!

[@thrash2429]

"Ham" is not an acronym and shouldn't be in all-caps, just FYI.

[@pandakekok7319]

@@thrash2429 Maybe he's just emphasizing the word, not making it an acronym.

[@christhompson1348]

ha ha ha poor Russ getting yelled at. he actually has a very good setup at his house. I've been there, it's really nicely set up.

[@jamesbomar3903]

I heard this nut just the other night. Still at it after all those years.

[@dongibson8513]

Just an old hack, no longer fit for conversion and past his time to hang up the mic, rather than sit around being confrontational and fighting with other stations over some bleed over to his frequency which is not his personal property, regardless how long he's been using it. Some people just don't know when it's time to move on to another hobby and are stubborn believing everyone else is the problem.

[@petemason57]

Shame people like that exist on radio but hats off to the operator for keeping his cool. Best thing is to move frequency and not give them the satisfaction of seeing he is annoying you. 2019 now so not too many amateurs around, especially in the UK. Nice video.

[@beezertwelvewashingbeard8703]

That boy ain't right!

[@timothykearns2232]

ha!

[@orangeandslinky]

If the guy is an extra class, he can use his amp if he wants to. This video is important to me because I was very much thinking about getting into radio again. If this kind of fighting is common, I don't want to get back into it.

[@spencerhunter1861]

Get back into it this is pretty rare to happen most of us are nice.

[@roberleedodson]

People like that need to get off ham and go to cb

[@PLL02A]

I've been on cb since the 70's then I got my ham licence on April 1st 2000 & only stayed on for two years as there was so much jamming & BS that I went back to cb.

[@coldavellebelle9378]

Cb radio is a extremely funny hobby :)

[@26tm9999]

You keep the arsehole and leave the cb to us pro's lol. I'm a licenced ham and never bother with it, to many band police and idiots telling people off for stupid little things instead of explaining in a decent polite manner. Ive been on the cb since the late 70s and never had any crap like I heard on amateur bands.

[@ianmcpherson2301]

That is where he came from.

[@SpectreOZ]

Let's be completely honest, audio compression/processing by it's very nature increases Intermediatory (off frequency) signal levels (splatter), propagation conditions, location/proximity and equipment can all contribute towards the problem however that doesn't mean we can/should verbally abuse other operators, the air waves belong to all and sometimes we just need to move frequency 👍

[@w.e.s.]

Ya u said it the airwaves belong to all so why tf does anybody need a license for free airwaves? We pay to use cell towers but nobody has to take a test for a cellphone it's ridiculous

[@SpectreOZ]

@@w.e.s. A mobile phone is fixed to a limited range of frequencies, Amateur Radio transceivers have significantly more "mobility" within the radio spectrum and thus a greater opportunity for interference to specialised radio systems. You can ride a bicycle on the road but you need a license for a motorised vehicle, both use the same infrastructure.

[@glenwatkins5351]

This is where audio processing compression hardware for recording studios transfered from.

[@KE8NUF]

Beautiful radio!

[@emerituse3390]

Sounds just like CB radio...lol. You know, I thought ham radio operators were supposed to be of a higher caliber???

[@bradenglettkd8zm69]

It's hard to be high caliber when a person has a small bore brain :)

[@SpeccyMan]

@@bradenglettkd8zm69 The truly higher calibre folk spell it correctly. :)

[@N4TCM]

Some have come from cb and yes some are territorial and some are just assholes. Just like dudes with souped up 4×4's. Big egos are on the ham bands too. They'll spend a 1000 bucks on a 1500 watt amp and get right next to a conversation with it. Its a human behavior thing. When you gotta big tool why not show it off. I've been happy with just 100 watts. If you can hear me I'm happy.

[@rifleshooterchannel208]

EmeritusE Well I mean the dude who filmed this video thinks he’s a lady, so just because someone is a Ham doesn’t mean they aren’t a delusional nutter.

[@carl-ok9gn]

@@SpeccyMan calibre isn't a word.

[@krazytrinisteve]

Since 72, he owns the bands submit

[@mank_legend5584]

This is why I stick to CW on hf. Takes too long for people to argue, so keeps everyone polite and short.

[@VTXHobbies]

That is a really dumb reason to stay on cw

[@mank_legend5584]

@@VTXHobbies well, that and the efficiency of the mode over ssb and fm, less bandwidth used, usually further distances, and you literally only listen to one tone, short or long, so no having to decipher pronunciations of the alphabet by literally thousands of cultures worldwide, CW is the same for everyone. Not to mention CW only rigs have an insanely low current draw, meaning a small battery can last a very long time for portable comms, as opposed to ssb or fm, which are power hungry modes.

[@WaganTech]

Not trying to be funny, but the other operator may need to adjust his hearing aid

[@bradmann85]

he sounds fine to me. his radio must be just off tune. i hear conversations like this every now and then.

[@marty68wt248]

CB radio operators have so much respect and fun in N.ireland. This video does no favours for anyone watching this considering to take up the wonderful hobby of radio communications.

[@VTXHobbies]

Well it’s more entertaining then hi old man have your bowls moved today?

[@Tommyr]

I love my 450S! Great radio.

[@dalejohnson9342]

Unfortunately, there are a few people who are like this. As with Ham radio there is always that person who "Owns" the bands. If he has had several call signs then it sounds like he has been in trouble with the FCC many times and possibly uses fake ID to get new licenses. This person is why some people drop their ham tickets and never find the good things about Ham radio.

[@Art_64]

There is no requirement to be within 3k. In fact 4k wide is only recommended.

[@nabdrumworks4719]

Sounds like a typical evening on 75m phone, ahh the memories 😵

[@kishascape]

Yeah this is more fun than the ole 599 TU droning all day.

[@edvac1]

Even in the best of groups, there's always one or two jerks, who accuse everyone else of being a jerk. Sad.

[@dougtaylor7724]

Every group has a Sad Ham as some call them.

[@Muirtty]

This is the best part of hamb.

[@pepsi2302]

This is the transmitter, in the past, marriage was the best way to get to know each other, this video is great.

[@FreemanWithrow]

Ahh gotta love the old sad hams who think they own the frequency and wanna police the bands

[@tramey1961]

A guy like this is usually taken care of by local hams, at least that’s how they were handled 20 years ago. They would usually try to talk with him and explain what he is doing wrong and what laws he is violating and if he continues to do it the locals will record his activity mak detailed notes about time and location of his transmissions and turn him in to the FCC. If he continues they will take his radios and fine him as well as suspend his license.

[@HERPDEDERP49]

FCC won't do anything

[@nokachi3339]

Fcc has never fined anyone

[@daviddickey9832]

Crazy people dont know that they're crazy.

[@agoraphobicadam1171]

I have been on this frequency since 1978. Well Sir, It sounds like it takes you a little longer to learn. Would you like some assistance on how to use your VFO because I will gladly walk you through it?

[@richie2044]

This is like watching the audio version of a Twitter conversation.

[@jacknifedbl]

I recall hearing those lids...

[@donsilva4441]

Anyone know what the meter is on the very bottom that is reflecting very quickly? The S meter is at the top, and is reflecting slowly with the AGC looking like it's slow like it should be, but the bottom one is reflecting the voice peaks very quickly.

[@eduardopower5254]

What a nice radio ts450 I like it. These guys sounds very well both

[@wendellporter4875]

i own one too, along with a ts 830s, and heathkit sb401,sb301, also repaired a ts 450 and 850 fro a friend

[@jamesbonanno3359]

There's something in the drinking water on the 80 meter band. It's like Channel 6 on a CB

[@Texas12valve]

God channel 6 has some characters. Especially in Texarkana

[@NebukedNezzer]

I have my kenwood ts850sat all caps replaced. tuner lubed, high stability/accuracy time base. these are great radios.

[@rohnkd4hct260]

just change frequencies and leave him alone.

[@thrash2429]

Nobody owns any frequency and the other guys were there first, from my understanding.

[@PatrickKQ4HBD]

Maritimegirl states that he was starting the same trouble up and down the bands.

[@pinochet3317]

LOL he sounds like Hank Hill!

[@trollguy8693]

Someone should tell that guy to go check inside his trailer.

[@oldmanballer5088]

Why are these old guys so territorial

[@CharlesMartel676]

It's what happens when the wife leaves you, the teeth fall out, and the little shriveled pecker doesn't work any longer.

[@dandan3147]

He’s not territorial, he’s a trifling irritant. You’ll do well not to engage folks like that. It never gets better when you do and they feed on it like the bottom dwellers they are. It’s worse on the CB around major cities.

[@jonathanconklin6351]

I occasionally turn up my CB in my Ranger when in major cities. Some crazy conversations, better then talk radio.

[@FranktheDachshund]

It is all they've got.

[@Mr_Meowingtons]

ROFL that 1 guy is a troll

[@matthowarth4498]

He needs to put more low band crystals on his antenna

[@robertvarner9200]

Unfortunately some ham operators are mentally I'll.

[@kishascape]

Fun maker on ham radio :3

[@wrna4655]

Unbelievable this is what keeps people away from the hobby. These guys think they own the frequencies.. love it kill uhm with kindness

[@utoothheartyeight]

Seems like it's always 80 meters.

[@Talentedtongueoo7]

Hello I’m interested in ham radio but I want a hand held one what should I get

[@HamRadioLiveShow]

Welcome to 75-80 meters. I suppose, fortunately for us all it’s the only band this seems to happen on. It’s really too bad.

[@mencken8]

Yeah, this really makes me want to go active again…..

[@squawk7777]

When you have no real worries in life you find yourself on 80 meters complaining when things don't go your way. Splattering is often used as an excuse to complain and compare them to CB ops. Ham radios often include filters that work very well for this type of situation but some refuse to use them and if they can hear you they are offended and will non stop complain.

[@rickster348]

- so the one guy was, "stepping on" the other guy?

[@jvanb231]

And this is why I mostly FT8/FT4 ... hundreds of people making contact in the same space a stupid argument takes up.

[@theodoreroberts3407]

I would love a radio like that! 🤗 Other hams have told me about radio courtesy, what happened to that here?

[@jimboke6yb]

I am listening to a you tube video so I have little control over tuning. To my experienced ear his audio is clean with a bit of a peak around 1500-2000 hz. he is lighter on bass than the fellow complaining. But that's OK. On FM they call it pre emphasis. it makes for better S/N ratio. he mentioned 3/4 scale on ALC meter. to me he's hitting it a bit hard for a local ragchew, but perfect for DX! I don't hear any distortion, but I am listening to KZbin.

[@kainhall]

ya, the guy complaining sounds way worse....... YT does mess up the audio a bit....however, its not that bad....especially if you turn the quality up from like 360p to 1080

[@Bass.Player]

In the 80's we met up on 3915 every night and usually I ran 100 watts until the hogs started rooting in, I would kick on a home brew 4-1000A in a pressurized big Bud cabinet being shoved by a 10KVA transformer and oil filled caps. It would clear the area just either side of 3915. Some of these guys would just drift right on top of you and in a couple of minutes would drift on by, can you imaging have to follow that person to stay in the conversation. BTW; that amp was super clean.

[@JnJTrueOutdoorAdventures]

I know the guy with the southern accent!! Could recognize his voice anywhere, and of course I have talked to him on 3.830.

[@dannystephens7246]

Just ran across this video and yes he sounds familiar. I have the same problem with a guy on 3.840 at night that plays music or he keys up and hollars " Nobody Cares" and he never gives a his call sign. Sadly there are several more like him out there! Maybe he should upgrade his radio to a newer rig with better filters and put his old 1950's rig in the closet or donate it to a museum. But like they say You can't fix stupid!

[@justanotherguy3850]

I have a Yaesu ft 2000 loaded with bells and whistles. I also have a West Mountain radio DSP. I can tune somebody in so that somebody off to the side is seldom heard. It sounds to me like somebody's running 4K ESSB and an old-timer is still running an ft 101. I don't like it when some of the ESSB guys push it but this guy sounds clear as a bell. But if he's splattering why are they down on 3827 when he was complaining but hearing him on 3830?

[@muthatrucka6265]

This is better than netflix!

[@dougtaylor7724]

It’s 3.827. That is SOP on there. There are people running 600-2000 watts and only 300 miles apart nightly. I gave up on 80 way long ago.

[@atomshamradioatomsradion1s884]

Love that radio love mine.

[@UsMan-kn8hd]

Since 78 it's a new ye🎉

[@Natei]

another sad ham, what a surprise

[@AdamDeal-KF0PRI]

just get the old mans call sign and look up his adress and send him some ear plugs

[@wb5zddtony854]

WARNING! Grumpy old men on 75 meters! lol

[@MrMotorchild]

That's why it's called 'Ham' radio.

[@jakestree1892]

There's always that one guy ugh

[@shipsahoy1793]

I'm a retired RF engineer and I got into ham radio years ago thinking it would be "intelligent" and I quickly realized that license or not, it's almost like CB on some bands/modes.. many don't really understand the technology, many really don't know what the hell they're talking about half the time (but usually think they do), and then if you try to enlighten them because you know technically, they don't want to hear it; they'll argue with you, and some of them love to talk, have to be right, selfish with excessive bandwidth and power, and are bad at listening, so it's just a terrible forum to be involved with if you want to have any meaningful conversation.. Everyone isn't bad, but it's a long way from lots of good operators. They are a minority at this point.

[@danlscan]

I've heard lots of nasty stuff in that area of the band. There's a pirate in central CA that used to (maybe still does) record the vilest things an broadcast them 24/7. He did it for years. Amazing. I'm just a listener.

[@MrTPF1]

The guy's audio sounded fine to me.

[@mykenwood830]

sorry but this is what happens when you loosen control { not needing to learn code } and you get everyone and their buddies becoming " hams ".

[@themaritimegirl]

I disagree - you still have to learn all the other stuff, which includes safety and etiquette. Some of the nicest hams I've met are younger ones who didn't need to learn Morse. Also, the guy being rude in this video claims he's been on that frequency since the 70s, which means he *did* have to learn Morse.

[@mykenwood830]

Well he can claim anything he wants who's to know the truth. But the fact remains their are more a_ _ holes on the hf bands now than before they removed code from the exam. A great example is 7.200. Listen there for about a week and you will hear it for yourself. Fact is code made you learn something hard in order to get your ticket and therefore you appreciated that right to be called a "ham".

[@atomshamradioatomsradion1s884]

It's still going on it grownup men fighting over nothing

[@idrinkpowersteeringfluid]

Damnit Bobby

[@SuperBoomshack]

Quit whackin off in my toolshed!

[@thomasobert5261]

Goof balls like that just make me laugh. Cant get worked up over propane accessories. I mainly came here to say that TS-450S is a FINE looking radio. Its just gorgeous and now I want one bad.

[@andhanwer]

how did you get the audio level to show on the swr display without transmitting ?

[@terrygunderson5681]

Andhan Andhan it's not the audio level is the signal strength. you'll experience that in your car listening to your local radio station by driving 45 miles or so and passing under a bridge and the radio station gets "fuzzy"

[@risingsonseven]

This is good. Real conversations can be friendly and the opposite of friendly. Not a big fucking deal.

[@themaritimegirl]

Real conversations aren't regulated though. Radio is.

[@Markinpuff]

Is your alc set to fast?

[@jameslane2667]

Day after day after day after day

[@ellisc.foleyjr9778]

I've Been a ham for50 yrs now, and this has been going on that long to my knowledge. then and now? the best way to combat this is to ignore them completely. and most times they will go away. and get a fix on his position, and get a call. and turn him in to the FCC. But avoidance works well. this is not indicative of all amateur's. and luckily these guys are few.

[@MickeyD2012]

"Yyyyooouuu ggooottt cccrrraaappppppppyyyy AaauuddDiiioooO."

[@SuperCapsfan101]

Sounds like the old dude that used to say "no kids, no lids, no space cadets." I think he's gone to that Great Hamshack in the Sky. Or maybe the other place...de K3CXG.

[@jurassicpark104]

The average 40m/80m ragchewer

[@TheBill70800]

Who's drifting off frequency.You Keep making adjustments.

[@jims7501]

I didn't think KC4TVZ left 10 meters.

[@garrettstephens91]

I don understand who the troublemaker is. They are both in the wrong. The elderly gentleman is wrong fro thinking that he owns HAM radio. The younger guy is wrong for running as much power as he wants to. The "running as much power as I want" practice and mentality is against FCC regulations. You are only allowed to run the bare minimum needed to contact who you intend to contact. If you are trying to talk to someone in your same town, then 5 watts is all you need, and you should not exceed that.

[@RViscara]

That’s what happens when the grandkids don’t visit any more and the only one left is the dog or the cat soon he will argue with the cat.... then a starring at window in a elderly warehouse with not a friend in the 🌎

[@big_b_radical3985]

Well, more interesting than what you usually find on the ham bands...

[@commenter4799]

Lol

[@bobroberts2482]

CB types.

[@agentpebble1094]

The FCC specifically says that you can’t swear on frequency. Come on man...

[@GoldenTV3]

The 1st amendment specifically says that you can.

[@betushkah]

An spill over from Charly Brabo this fellow had being worldwide talking using linear amplifiers in CB bands and doing all kind of mischief ... his voice can be easy recognized ...hope FCC fries him up good !