The answer to this question is MAKE BETTER DXPEDITION OPERATORS.
The main reason ordinarily placid people become "caller mad men" is
simple FRUSTRATION !
How to reduce frustration?
1. The DX op must be a general, establish a calling pattern and never never
vary.
2. The DX op shou
You forgot to mention that the DX shoudl ID frequently so there is never any
doubt
who he is !!
I am not so sure about the " numbers". Area can be more effective. F ex
we high up in the North
always are at a handicap and may have considerable shorter openings than
down in Central and Southern Eur
Charlie,
Good work.
Going by the numbers (1-0) don't take into consideration propagation.
Numbers are no longer connected to geographical location. You know W1,2
and 3 have different propagations as W4s.
Where do I belong? My call is W1 but located in W4 land. Yes I can try
KE1F/4 when 4s a
The US call districts are still mostly populated by the right numbers,
though this is a good point, especially when taken worldwide.
Calling one 1 and then one 2 and one 3 and so forth has the advantage
of NOT taking into account propagation (you're not trying to get only
1's, 2's, 3's before the
--- Dan Zimmerman N3OX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Calling one 1 and then one 2 and one 3 and so forth has the advantage
> of NOT taking into account propagation (you're not trying to get only
> 1's, 2's, 3's before the band closes)
>
> What it does do if done correctly is slashes the pileup siz
Peter,
I'm never more frustrated than when I'm losing propagation and the DX
takes 15 4's then 15 5's then 15 6's then 15 7's then ***permanent
fade*** ... I would have had 4 other shots to work them if they were
only taking 1 per district. Guess it's a matter of personal
preference.
Dan
Subscr
At 10:15 AM 08/03/2006, you wrote:
The US call districts are still mostly populated by the right numbers,
though this is a good point, especially when taken worldwide.
Calling one 1 and then one 2 and one 3 and so forth has the advantage
of NOT taking into account propagation (you're not trying
I think you're right, except that a distinct minority of callers just
happen upon the frequency these days. If you're just tuning across
the band and find the DX, one of three things come to mind:
1) If you're looking at spots, the DX hasn't been spotted and the
pileup will be small
2) If you're
Actually, working by call area is NOT a bad idea. It gives the operator
(DX) an opportunity to get a picture of current propagation. Use of
propagation programs, and the propagation commands on your cluster are only
good for a start, but theory and practice are two different things.
73,
Jay/
Peter, you make a good point.
Regarding 3Y0X, I think it probably goes to show that the raw skill of
the operators at pileup handling is much more important than any
subtle variations in technique. I certainly had a lot easier time
getting through to them (3 bands) than to KH8SI (zero bands).
A
98% of the operators going to rare & semi-rare entities are very good
at what they do. 99% of the problems with these operations are caused by us, the
callers, by not following DXpeditions instructions & requests, callers not
knowing there own call signs, call area, country or continent, 2
This is the best I´ve read so far! So true, so true!
Thank´s
73 Jim SM2EKM
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Pete D'Elia wrote:
98% of the operators going to rare & semi-rare entities are very good at what they do. 99% of the problems with these operations are caused by us, the callers, by not following DXpedition
Was browsing the DXCC Honor Roll listing today and I see SM5DQC all
alone at 336. I guess he cfmd and submitted YU6 already. Wow, that's
fast!
--
Barry Kutner, W2UP
Newtown, PA
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To p
A classic example of cultural
misunderstanding?
Last Saturday afternoon (local time), KH8SI was
coming into Australia S9+20 on 14 mhz SSB.
The American operator was using a combination of
number and area by insisting on " east coast 1's, 2's and 3's"
The inexperienced VK operators (of w
--- Peter Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This went on for about 30 minutes, until one of the experienced ZL operators
> was able to catch the attention of the KH8 operator and point out that "east
> coast 1's 2's and 3's was EXACTLY where VK1, VK2 and VK3 were situated!
That's a funny story
Only one way around it! One call district for each grid square, worldwide.
73,
N34595OX
Only 34,592 call districts to go before they get to me.
but I've seen operators literally go by prefix (i.e. W1, K1, N1) so
I wouldn't know whether to call or not!
73 - Jim AD1C
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Yeh, It is so nice that his submission (even if was one card) somehow got
ahead of many peoples in the process queue. Maybe you can pay extra to get
processed more quickly. While I don't have a YU6 or KH8-S card yet (worked
them), I do have a submission sent in before any cards could have come
o
Great ideas except for number 2.
A single, 1, then 2, then 3, etc. would just be more frustrating. If you
don't get through on that one call, then you must wait through nine more
qso's before calling again. I would prefer to wait for the 3's, then get a
number of tries at it.
73, Tim - N3XX
It just might be that the confirmation was via Logbook of the World
(I don't know for sure) ... but that would take essentially zero
time from QSO through processing. Last I heard, LotW only applications
were being processes within a day or two.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
> -Original
Well I haven't gotten any QSLs from YU6AO or 4O3T via the lotw
system. I have several QSOs with each.
Regards Ed KE3D
At 00:16 04-08-06, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
It just might be that the confirmation was via Logbook of the World
(I don't know for sure) ... but that would take essentially ze
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