I do think this DXpedition is suffering from a new (to me) low
in behavior. We have the usual problems with people tuning on
the DX fx, responding when they shouldn't, and not getting into
split -- I've had that problem and thank the people, here and
elsewhere, who helped me become a better op. But I have see what
I can only interpret as deliberate interference with K1N. I have
noticed him change frequencies by 500 Hz to get away from steady
carriers, the only such on my P3, and what was a strange, long
lasting signal that had a bandwidth of 50Hz or so and wiped him
out completely at my QTH. I usually use narrow CW bandwidths to
improve the S/N, but here it is to cut out the QRM signals that
aren't well matched to his.
I have noticed one strategy which seems perverse. Send the
signal report with your initial call, in hopes he will log the
call, even if you can't read his signal. It's simple, just
request a QSL later, or log him every 20 minutes into LotW and
see where the matches come. Come on guys, it's a hobby. It's not
real unless you earn it and can face yourself in the mirror afterwards.
But enough ranting.
73 Bill AE6JV
On 2/8/15 at 6:08 PM, jlangd...@austin.rr.com (John Langdon) wrote:
The most amazing thing to me about the 15M CW pileup is there were dozens of
stations calling when K1N was transmitting. Either they are not hearing him
(but then why call?) or they just keep hitting the function key and hope to
win the lottery!. This is over and above the usual group that calls again
even when he comes back to someone who doesn't have a single common letter
in their call.
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Bill Frantz | QRP: So you can talk about | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | the ones that got away. | 16345
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CA 95032
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