One of the best things to happen to me is my K3 and my logging program, the pair are among the worst as well. The K3 remembers the settings I was at when I switch bands, I count on this, my logging program is the Loki in this.
If I click on a spot I see in my logging program & look at the spectrum and leave, it's most expeditious to re-click on the spot for the DX I'd originally been at. Problem is the split feature does not follow this unless I use the K3 to go back to that first QSO. If I do it the quick way, I have to remember to set split on the K3, otherwise I'm calling on the DX Tx frequency. I don't know how many times I've done this, far too many to neutralize by an apology. I really do make it a point to watch the split settings when I use my other software with the K3 but sometimes I slip and that isn't right. I appreciate it when someone calls me on it and brings it to my attention with a KA1J UP. What I can't understand are the others who don't listen to the obvious & persist on calling on frequency when there's many Cops jawing away, alerting the offender. During the EP6T I was listening to the number of people ignoring the DX instructions. He's call EU and every stateside call area was calling him as were SA/AF, you name it, he calls USA and EU is clamoring his Rx frequencies with their calls; it's a global stupidity. One person I was talking with suggested it has to do with people using skimmers and CW reading software & can't follow the code well enough to hear what is going on. That may be a possibility, I just think it's people being a bully and hoping to force the DX to pick them instead. The biggest gripe I have with what people do to try and steal a Q is when the DX operator hears someone, maybe me and asks for KA? and every other prefix in the alphabet gets right on frequency trying to steal that KA? Q. I've emailed a few of these people, even called one on the phone I was so angry. The DX might not have been going back to me but they weren't going back to a different prefix. I did though get K1N on 160 last night, no problem thankfully. Had them on CW from KP2A/KP1 back in 82, nice to have the 160 Q. 73, Gary KA1J --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband