Pete:
I’m not really seeing how the stations in EU not hearing each other has
anything to do with the problem.
Here’s a typical exchange:
I call cq. A pile of 8 stations responds. I copy DL5 and put it in the call
sign field, hit F5 three times. The same 8 station pile comes back again, only
one that I can discern having DL5 in the call. Rest are I, EW, UA, S5, etc.
Repeat sequence 2 more times until enough finally shut up that I can get the
DL5’s full call.
Sound familiar?
Tom H
K0SN
> On Feb 23, 2024, at 6:12 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I would rank most of us below the Japanese when it comes to average
> operating etiquette, but it's worth remembering that particularly on the high
> bands callers often can't hear each other, and the "1X?" sort of obscure
> query can lead to a number of callers who have found the fragment in their
> calls (or close to) and choose to believe it's them..
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
>
>> On 2/23/2024 5:56 PM, Tom Hellem wrote:
>> Art et al:
>> I had the same experience during the peaks of the high band openings to EU
>> on both days. Nothing serves as a rate-killer like a bunch of stations all
>> calling on the same frequency over and over. I have never experienced
>> operating practice that bad in 30 years of contesting. Contrasted with the
>> JA’s and to be fair, most other areas, it’s like night and day.
>>
>> Tom
>> K0SN
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>> On Feb 23, 2024, at 2:41 PM, Art Boyars<artboyars@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> In case you didn't read my post on 3830scores.com (and why would you?)...
>>>
>>> I did Saturday night and a bit of Sunday morning at W3LPL. When I got home
>>> Sunday I did one "fresh meat" run on each band, 10M, 15M, 20M, 40M. Great
>>> rates, for 15 minutes or so. However (quoting myself):
>>>
>>> A comment/complaint: Some of the European Big Guns (especially the
>>> multi-op's) were VERY aggressive callers. I'd send a partial call, and
>>> several other stations would keep calling. I guess they needed the MD
>>> multiplier.
>>>
>>>
>>> 73, Art K3KU
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