So you're operating radio equipment with the old "GUARD" channel installed are you? And you've selected 121.5 as the frequency you want "GUARDED"??
No, all you've done is tune a 2nd VHF set to 121.5 and picked up the moronic and brain-dead habit off your colleagues of referring to it as "GUARD". Some people are just SO stupid.
In other news, heard in the BALI FIR yesterday:
A chick referring to herself as The Qantas XX relaying for The Other Qantas YY a position report. Sounding like a **** in the process in front of so many others on the air. Unreal...
So it isn't just happening on 121.5, the quantas chat freq.
It's easy. If you MUST transmit on 121.5,
Just say "The Quantas 1, The Quantas 2, come up on Numbers....."
Simple really.
Not:
(The Quantas 2 )
"The Quantas 1, The Quantas 2 on 'Guard' "
(The Quantas 1)
"The Quantas 2, The Quantas 1, it's not "guard" but anyway, go ahead."
(The Quantas 2 )
"The Quantas 2, how's the wind ahead at Bombay?"
(The Quantas 1)
"The Quantas 1, say again???"
(The Quantas 2)
"The Quantas 1, The Quantas 2 request you pass the wind over Bombay?"
(The Quantas 1)
"The Quantas 1, WELL I can sh!t on it if you like...?"
(The Quantas 2)
"The Quantas 2..... Um.... come up on numbers?"
(Unknown callsign)
"Yeah good one The Quantas, get off frickin guard you fux..."
(Second Unknown Callsign)
"It's 121.5, not guard..... you moron."
(Some Poor GA fcuk)
"Mayday, Mayday, Mayday, Alpha Bravo Charlie engine failure, no longer at 9000ft, about to impact the ground, no ELT available, position is 15NM north of......." (Sounds of impact.)
(First Unknown Callsign)
"Onya, The Quantas..."
(The Quantas 2)
"What Evv Errrrrrr........"