On Apr 18, 2006, at 10:51 PM, Sandy W5TVW wrote:
If you are a "DXer", how many times have you succeeded
with only a 'single' call in a big pileup? You may have to send
your call
a bunch of times,and/or be running a bunch of power.
I NEVER do this. I send my call once and then listen. I may only
listen for a second or so, but I do listen. Then I'll send my call
again and listen. In a hugh pileup, I might send my call 2-3 times,
but for most "normal" pileups its only once.
The real LIDS are the guys who send their calls 3-4 times in a row,
or continue to call and call and call and call, even when the DX has
long since come back to someone else. Really poor operating practice.
However, contests, by and large, do not resemble DX pileup operation.
Contest pileups share some characteristics with DX pileups, but they
aren't the same.
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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