Gus, I have no wish to debate with you. You are taking my message out of context and trying to turn it into a HEO versus LEO debate. You are discussing having a QSO and I am talking about folks who DON'T. They simply keep announcing their callsigns over and over and over again, announcing that they are using a handheld and all other sorts of details that they have repeated ad nauseum that have NOTHING to do with initiating a QSO whether it's to exchange grid info or have a pleasant chat.

I would PREFER it if they WOULD talk about their dog, or their recipes, or their favorite beer, but that doesn't really matter because you were just being sarcastic to make a point that has nothing to do with what I was actually saying. So good luck with that. 73