Secrets of Contesting, Chapter 14 As we approach what is sometimes under-rated, but never should it be diminished, the greatest of all DX Contests, the ARRL DX, perhaps it is timely enough to state s
At 11:19 PM 1/30/04 -0800, James Neiger wrote: These are the days of PACKET. Love it or leave it. We are all beneficiaries of its prowess and victims of its success. But recognizing that it is, and m
<more snipped> Jim sez above: "However, I believe that unless YOUR rate is 200+ per hour, it is your responsibility to harken to the DX station's operating procedure." It seems to me Jim is saying if
Wonderful words of wisdom as always, Mr. Neiger. But, I must admit, it is one of the few times I have ever see a quote from Spiderman. Onward and upward. 73, Dennis, K2SX make unqualifed some might s
Author: "Kenneth E. Harker" <kharker@cs.utexas.edu>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 11:08:00 -0600
... I totally disagree with this. Many DX stations arrogantly feel that they can make _many_ QSOs in a row without giving out their callsign. A lot of them, I am sure, are relying upon the packet net
Making the DX happy is the most important thing, for sure... Makes sense. Well, if a DX station doesn't ID enough, it's more of a waste of time for the caller to sit and wait for him to give his call
Hi Jim, Thanks for the helpful info. As you say it is very disheartening when someone is able to persuade the DX station to QSY or change modes in the middle of a big run. Every 2 years or so I go to
Jim's admonition about not calling unless you know the ID of the station you're calling only reiterates one of the fundamental principles of on-air behaviour, contesting or otherwise. That it has gen
Poignant words, indeed, from our friend to the north, Kelly. Gosh, when I composed Ch. 14, after too much prodding from my friend in the East, NEVER did I realize I'd be stirring-up such a hornet's n
This is further complicated when you factor in propagation. If you're on the low bands, that one time you send your call every five minutes is probably going to to be buried in noise or QRM. For a lo
devil's advocate mode on: what if i believe i have the callsign correct, yet it turns out not to be? then what happens? my callsign, KB3KAQ, caused a little confusion during the recent VHF Sweepstak
Author: "Kenneth E. Harker" <kharker@cs.utexas.edu>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 10:15:05 -0600
Maybe I wasn't clear in my assertion that calling and asking for a callsign is the right thing for a contester to do when faced with a non-IDing station. What I have in mind is something like the fol
And once you've done that and the station doesn't ID, what do you do then? Get the call before the exchange or you may never get the QSO...sure the other guy may lose credit, but so what? You've more