Worked them during a "12" period right on 1812. He was only listening exactly on 12 and at the time was clearly having a hard time hearing. 73, Guy.
On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 1:49 PM, N1BUG <p...@n1bug.com> wrote: > > I listened to HK0NA this morning around 1.8328 and he was sending > > "12" after his CQ. and folks were madly calling 12 Khz up, and > > 12 Khz down from his frequency. > > While it may not be an every day thing, this is common enough on > topband so that anyone seriously attempting to work DX there should > be familiar with what is meant. "12" is short for "QSX 12" which is > short for "QSX 1812". Time is of the essence on a DXpedition so > abbreviations are used wherever possible. > > If the operator meant up 12 or down 12 he would send "UP 12" or "DWN > 12" (or "DN 12"). > > 73, > Paul N1BUG > > > > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK