Hi,
unfortunately, there is no MorseRunner or RUFZ for SSB. Not yet... So training
has to happen more or less on the bands. The first thing as for all modes:
Listen, listen and listen. Sit next to a pro while he/she is handling a pileup,
try to copy as many callsigns as possible, write them down, compare with the
pro's log. Maybe you can do some offline training in a small group sitting in
one room and creating your own pileup and learn to manage it. But you have to
get used to the noise and dynamics of a pile-up. You don't want to hear it for
the first time when you call CQ and switch to RX.
But there comes a time when you have to go on the band and you are thrown into
the cold water. And in the beginning, it should not be a rare DXCC / IOTA / ...
Of course, you will be called lid or idiot when it is not going as it should
be. But a newbie has to go through it. The more important is that a pro is
sitting next to the newbie explaining what's going on on the band, that the
newbie is not a lid or idiot. And giving advice what to do if the newbie
doesn't know what to do.
Running low power instead of high power when you are a newbie: Maybe the wrong
way. If you are a semi-rare station and your signal is not loud, you have to
have excellent pile-up skills to keep the pile-up controlled. Having a loud
signal should help to have more control over the pile-up.
Working by numbers: As already wrote before, you need to know how to do it and
do it consequently 100%. Otherwise you are f....d.
So my short advice:
- Listen to a pro
- offline training with a pro
- working first pile-up with a pro (never alone!)
- continous training
- when you are used to it, enjoy the rates
73s Chris DL1MGB
Am 04.07.2021 um 18:51 schrieb Jeff Blaine:
> Ria,
>
> Can you expand on the better alternatives to running numbers? Curious
> here...
>
> 73/jeff/ac0c
> alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
> www.ac0c.com
>
>
> On 7/4/21 9:47 AM, AB1J via CQ-Contest wrote:
>>
>> There are better ways than by the numbers.
>>
>> 73
>> Ria, N2RJ
>>
>>
>> Such as? I've heard ideas from other people, but what are your suggestions?
>>
>> 73,
>> Ken, AB1J
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rjairam@gmail.com <rjairam@gmail.com>
>> To: Hans Brakob <kzerohb@gmail.com>
>> Cc: xaxaxaxa yayayaya <cqtestk4xs@aol.com>; cq-contest@contesting.com
>> <cq-contest@contesting.com>
>> Sent: Sun, Jul 4, 2021 2:42 am
>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Running by the numbers
>>
>> I have not. I have operated from 9Y beaming Europe though. The W,
>> particularly W4 wall is real. And I did manage to work one Guam
>> station in that pile too by the way.
>>
>> There are better ways than by the numbers.
>>
>> Care to assume something else? :)
>>
>> 73
>> Ria, N2RJ
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 3, 2021 at 10:39 PM Hans Brakob <kzerohb@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> You’re never been on Guam beaming USA on 15m, over the top of 1.2 million
>>> JA “10 watters”, all needing their first KG6 in the log
>>>
>>> 73, de Hans, KØHB
>>> “Just a Boy and his Radio”™
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces+kzerohb=gmail.com@contesting.com> on
>>> behalf of rjairam@gmail.com <rjairam@gmail.com>
>>> Sent: Saturday, July 3, 2021 3:02:14 PM
>>> To: xaxaxaxa yayayaya <cqtestk4xs@aol.com>
>>> Cc: cq-contest@contesting.com <cq-contest@contesting.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Running by the numbers
>>>
>>> As a rule I never do it. I've had some thick pileups like ARRL
>>> centennial and 13 colonies. I just never do it. I have other ways to
>>> thin the pile that to me are more effective.
>>>
>>> 73
>>> Ria, N2RJ
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jul 3, 2021 at 2:13 PM Bill kollenbaum via CQ-Contest
>>> <cq-contest@contesting.com> wrote:
>>>> I've been running by the numbers for years...when necessary. I've done it
>>>> both in and out of contests.
>>>> from KH6 fluttery weak EU stations were an issue, as were big USA pileups.
>>>> Keys to success:
>>>> Only do it when your rate slows because you can't pull them out fast
>>>> enough (especially in spotted pileups)
>>>> Stick to the number. NEVER call someone with the wrong number. You'll be
>>>> sorry you did.
>>>> Go quickly through the numbers...maybe two or three for each to avoid
>>>> getting the natives restless.
>>>> End with zeroes or nines. The guys get pissed if you stop at five or six
>>>> etc.
>>>> Back around 2009 a few guys and I decided to a 1E from my station in KH6
>>>> using high power. The pileups were as big as I've ever had and we were
>>>> forced to go by the numbers. Dozens of modest FD stations all sounded
>>>> like an S-5 buzz. We did the numbers for hours with that one. However,
>>>> one of the inexperienced guys broke the cardinal rule and started taking
>>>> anybody while doing it by the numbers and all hell broke loose.
>>>> Bill K4XS/KH7XS/V31XX
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