Working GMC the other day, a delightful voice from one of out domestic carriers tried to establish contact.
Her : {click}"FACT ground, this is XXX-123".
20 seconds go by
Her : "FACT ground, this is XXX-123".
10 seconds go by
Her : "CAPE TOWN GROUND THIS IS XXX-123 CALLING, RADIO CHECK.'
5 seconds go by
Her : " CAPE TOWN GROUND, THIS IS XXX-123 ESTABLISHING COMS ON 121.9MHZ, ARE YOU THERE?????"
Her : "oh cummon what does this damn controller think he is doing? Why is he ignoring us? We are going to miss our slot and then be late. I wish he would just tell us to stand by or somethi......"{click}
Not very suprisingly I spoke to a different voice when they responded to my calls.
What I don't understand was I was transmitting over her during her pauses. Why wasn't it causaing feedback or at leas interferance in their cockpit? They were close enough to my transmitters
27F