I've started sending discreet emails to ft8 ops who are overdriving and including screenshots, trying to make clear "it isn't the power, you're overdriving". There isn't a well-known public resource to provide that kind of feedback today. I've considered setting up an sdr dongle and toolchain for 20m as a resource for stations in the San Jose area.
(Ideally, I'd set up a second one at someone else's place so I can clean up my own output!) Scott AD6YT On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 11:18 AM David Gilbert <xda...@cis-broadband.com> wrote: > > > A few years ago I was working NAQP SSB and came across this guy who was > really loud but had such an overdriven signal nobody could copy him. He > kept calling CQ but nobody answered. I finally threw my callsign out > there and when he came back I told him he needed to back off on the mic > gain if he wanted to make any contacts. It took three steps of backing > down his gain to get him to reasonable copy. He was over 10 db weaker > but suddenly started running stations. > > Cranking the knob to 11 is, as you say, totally counterproductive. > > 73, > Dave AB7E > > > > On 6/14/2019 10:52 AM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote: > > One of my major pet gripes for net control operators and contest operators > > is the fact they believe turning things up a bit with the thinking they > > will be heard a bit better When in fact they are making their signal > > more difficult to copy. If their station sounds good during SSB rag chew > > QSO's the the same settings should also be good for contests, Field Day, > > and when a net control. The mentality of turning things up a wee bit is > > just pure B. S. > > > > Bob, K4TAX > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to scott.sm...@gmail.com -- Scott Small ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
