There’s a ham I met about 20 years ago when I lived in Dallas. He was from out of town and we knew each other from the hamsexy.com website. We met up for a bite eat Joe’s Crab Shack and had a pretty good time visiting.
Fast-forward 20 years. We lost touch when I cancelled my Facebook account about 6 years ago. We never talked often but when we did, it was always casual and pleasant. We even shared some political beliefs. Anyhow, I went to 17 meters today and called CQ. Lo and behold, there he was! What were the odds?
But the weirdest thing happened. I told him I remembered him from years back and then he just disappeared. It wasn’t bad propagation, he was gone. I wondered if he lost power and called a few times but he never answered back.
After a minute of scratching my head over why he didn’t respond to me, I resumed calling CQ. But this time, almost immediately, someone started transmitting a digital signal right on the same frequency. They kept it up, too. It seemed as if they were trying to jam me. But why? Normally, I’d just chalk it up to a troll (drunk ham) with nothing better to do but this time it was different.
Either that’s one hell of a coincidence or he was intentionally trying to jam me. But again I ask: why? Ehst the hell did I ever do to him? I don’t judge myself based on the actions of others but it’s almost amusing. People are weird, man.
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