With respect to Bill,
in contests - there is no UP - There is QRZ ?? but up UP !!
When life Gets tough in contests
- Turn the Yagi AWAY !
- Hitt ATT
-Reduce Power
Regards
Tim, A45WG
> On Mar 14, 2018, at 10:13 PM, Bill Frantz <fra...@pwpconsult.com> wrote:
>
> I'm going to try to think like an op on a DXpedition, which is hard since
> I've never been one. I do know that what happens whenever I finish a QSO is
> an impenetrable wall of sound because there are at least 6 stations, all on
> that last frequency. Assume I'm operating split with VFO B locked on my
> transmit frequency. Particularly if I am using automation to send my "TU
> DX1STA UP" response, I could spend the time that message is being sent,
> tuning the receiver in my radio to pick a track on the waterfall in a far
> corner of the pileup. I can now start listening where I might hear something
> quickly and keep my rate up.
>
> I do remember one of the big DXpeditions writing on their web site something
> to the effect of, "Just stay in one place. We'll find you." Of course, with
> low power and lots of strong stations nearer to the DX, that formula means a
> long slog.
>
> 73 Bill AE6JV
>
> On 3/13/18 at 10:24 PM, wes_n...@triconet.org (Wes Stewart) wrote:
>
>> None of this works when the DX stations remove all possibility of skill
>> making a difference when they have zero pattern to their operation. It's as
>> if they randomly spin the dial after every QSO and if you happen to be lucky
>> (and strong) they hear you. Otherwise, you can spend hours of wasted time.
>> A couple of west African DXpeditions currently operating leap to mind.
>
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