As much as I’ve been enjoying the W1AW portable stations,I’ve been dismayed by the pileup behavior of some of the hams calling. As a new ham,Iassumedthat most would be well-behaved,but I’ve been proved wrong more than once. When trying to work /2 (New Jersey), the RTTY op did a fantastic job of keeping the contacts rolling and making it clear when and where to call. I was impressed enough to add a little personal note to my exchange.

15:59:26z> Main

K7ADD K7ADD K7ADD K«< CQ CQ W1AW15:59:37z> Main»> K7ADD K7ADD K7ADD K«< K7ADD 599 NJ K7ADD15:59:51z> Main»> W1AW/2 UR 599 599 WWA WWA TU UR DOIN GREAT JOB K7ADD «< THANKS FOR THE NICE WORDS, BUT NOW QSY TO 15 SSB QSY 15M SSB DE W1AW/1 OP W2IRTW1AW/2 WSY 15 PHONE.

Yes, I did catch him on 15m Phone, a couple hours later. I can’t say it enough, I’m really impressed by the patience of the W1AW ops and I’m thoroughly enjoying the Centennial QSO Party.https://centennial-qp.arrl.org/my-scores-w1aw.phpsays:

Your total number of contacts with W1AW portable stations is 136.