As a former big gun in a good location, now a little pistol in a bad
location, I can say I find the current state of DXing very
discouraging. The instant bedlam generated by the Cluster and skimmer
networks makes it very difficult for the little guys.
The other big factor is the "need" for
Barry wrote:
B> The other big factor is the "need" for so many to work every band-mode
B> combination. While I can understand wanting a QWSO on each band and
B> mode, is EVERY combination necessary? For example, if you worked them
B> on 20 SSB, 40 CW, and 15 RTTY, do you also feel obligated t
Barry, you read my mind.. thanks! Certain DXpedition ops (i.e. Vince
K5VT - SK) would really do something neat. Vince would have this huge CW
pileup going, and send "32". I'd spin the dial up to 32 and call once.
Bingo! Reward for actually LISTENING to the DX op
73, Gary K7ZD
On 12/12/2012
dents" claiming the score
as Unassisted.
73
SP5UAF
-Oryginalna wiadomość-
From: Barry
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 3:46 PM
To: rjai...@gmail.com ; Dx-Chat
Subject: [DX-CHAT] Re: [SPAM]Re: [DX-NEWS] Best Practices for DXpedition
Operating
As a former big gun in a good lo
The leaderboard thing isn't all that bad *IF* the DX wants to allow it and
encourages it. If you're running an operation like HK0NA, 7O6T or T32C --
big, loud and there for a long time, I don't see the harm in it. Some
operations are looking for a new DXpedition record. On the other hand, a
couple
At 07:15 12/12/2012, Gary wrote:
. Vince K5VT - SK would really do something neat. Vince would have
this huge CW pileup going, and send "32". I'd spin the dial up to 32
and call once. Bingo! Reward for actually LISTENING to the DX
op 73, Gary K7ZD
This works great on SSB too. The one ti
ct: Re: [DX-CHAT] Re: [SPAM]Re: [DX-NEWS] Best Practices for DXpedition
Operating
Barry, you read my mind.. thanks! Certain DXpedition ops (i.e. Vince
K5VT - SK) would really do something neat. Vince would have this huge CW
pileup going, and send "32". I'd spin the dial up to
Even without the DXpedition resorting to antics such as this, I agree
fully that listening generally yields positive results.
73
Ryan, N2RJ
On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 1:56 PM, Dave Gomberg wrote:
>
> At 07:15 12/12/2012, Gary wrote:
>>
>> . Vince K5VT - SK would really do something neat. Vince w
Ron, ZL1AMO did something similar. He had a habit of listening down 1
when sending UP.
Barry W2UP
On 12/12/2012 08:15, Gary wrote:
Barry, you read my mind.. thanks! Certain DXpedition ops (i.e. Vince
K5VT - SK) would really do something neat. Vince would have this huge
CW pileup going, an