I had a guy chastise me for doing that. He said I shouldn’t because it
makes me “harder to tune in”. He wouldn’t elaborate. I put him in with the
guys who say they can’t call me because I don’t leave enough room between
CQs for their call!
Chuck W5PR
On Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 2:56 PM Doug Grant <dougk1dg@gmail.com> wrote:
> and here's another spin on the subject...
>
> A lot of newer operators seem to think that we are supposed to operate on
> "channels" on SSB - another words, exact kHz frequencies like 14275.0, and
> will only call on those frequencies, even if the actual frequency in use by
> the station they are calling is 14274.67.
>
> I am not making this up. I have seen posts in various places observing that
> someone heard a station on 14274.67 and thought it was wrong ("Shouldn;t he
> be on either 14274.0 or 14275.0?")
>
> As a result, these callers are off the CQer's frequency, necessitating the
> use of RIT.
>
> Few if any of those guys are reading this email list, so please take the
> opportunity whenever you are speaking about contesting to your local club,
> Elmering on FD, or wherever, that it is OK to be on a fractional kHz
> frequency!
>
> Somebody's gotta teach them!
>
> 73,
>
> Doug K1DG
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