Doug,
Notice that I didn't refer to the frequencies as channels. As I said, they
are not rules, either. This is just what I have observed as a retired
Management Consultant and former intelligence analyst trained and
experienced in noticing patterns both in data and in behavior.
And I am not a "newer operator." I was first licensed in 1958.
Contest ebulliently,
__________
Stan, K4SBZ
On Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 4:11 PM Stan Zawrotny <k4sbz.stan@gmail.com> wrote:
> Doug,
>
> Although I agree that it is permissible to use fractional frequencies, if
> you will observe what is actually being done, not just by new ops but also
> by old-timers, is that most operators choose a SSB frequency ending in .00,
> .25, .50 or .75. Therefore, if you are doing S&P, you are *most likely*
> to be on frequency with the CQer if you set your dial to one of those
> settings. If the signal is not right, then tune off. But, *most likely*,
> you will end up .25 away.
>
> I have done a lot of S&P while I was a little pistol and it is rare to
> find someone not on a multiple of .25 with SSB. It's not a rule, but it is
> a fact.
>
> This is especially easy to observe if you use a large screen panadapter
> (such as Flex SSDR) where you can *see *where a signal is.
>
> So, when running, you may park wherever you wish, but when doing S&P, you
> will tune onto a calling station faster and more accurately if you use the
> .25 technique.
> __________
> Stan, K4SBZ
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 3:57 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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