I've been reading this thread about the operation
of KH8SI and all I've got to say is instead of being a cry-baby, you should
sharpen your DX skills. I've had no problem working them 5 times on 3 bands-all
SSB.
What I've noticed is callers parking on one
frequency and calling over and over even while he is working somebody.
I've got news for you- he's not listening on your frequency. What you need
to do is listen up the band and try to find the frequency where is is answering
callers. Park your VFO there and call him there. He usually will answer
all he can hear on that frequency until he can no longer hear anyone there. I
don't care if he said 200 to 220, He will find someone and park there on that
frequency. There are some operators that move the QSX frequency after each
contact, but if you listen, you will find his pattern and can anticipate where
you need to call him. The secret to working DX is listen more and call
less I give you the example of Martti Lane, His usual method of operation
is to work the pile-up on one frequency while all the un-initiated are calling
blindly.
I can say this with authority because I am at the
top of the honor roll on both mixed and phone. I don't have a huge
station: an AL-80B and a 5-band two-element cubical quad up 65 feet. I worked
all my dx using the skills mentioned above. Working the Swains Island on
17 meters yesterday was like shooting fish in a barrel. I got 'em with one
call with 100 watts.
You guys complaining about propagation need to
realize every area of the earth has good propagation at certain times. I am
recalling someone said here the South East has better propagation than the
1,2's, and 3's.. They have better propagation to the four oscar than I do, but I
worked him even with 100 watts. So grow up and
qwitcherbelliachin'.
Jim N4JA
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