I always feel the "need" to bust a pileup even if I don't "need" it. It's the
fun of it that drives people to work stations they don't "need" for an award.
Some people don't even chase awards, but they "need" to bust a pileup or just
work the DX.
I've been going through DX'ing withdrawl since ST0R went QRT. I did get a
"fix" last night when I worked TY1KS on 80M CW for a new band country. Some of
us are just plain addicted to DX'ing/Contesting/Anything-to-do-with-ham-radio.
I'm going through RTTY contesting withdrawl too, but hope to "fix" that need
next weekend in SARTG.
73, Don AA5AU
From: Mike Fatchett W0MU <w0mu@w0mu.com>
>To: rtty@contesting.com
>Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 10:51 AM
>Subject: Re: [RTTY] Response to DX Station
>
>The one problem with online "logs" is that the DX could have busted a
>call and logged me instead of W1MU or W9MU. In your scenario I would be
>penalized because they busted the contact.
>
>I don't know how many people feel the need to work DX peditions multiple
>times when they know they have a solid contact.
>
>W0MU
>
>On 8/12/2011 4:17 AM, Shelby Summerville wrote:
>> K0IDT wrote: "If you could get everyone to read and abide by the DX Code of
>> Conduct it might help http://dx-code.org/";
>>
>> As long as DXCC Challenge, DeSoto Cup and the "ego satisfying" attempts to
>> stay at the top of the Honor Roll exists, the DX Code of Conduct is not
>> applicapable! For the few that "work them and shut up", many, many more try
>> and work them on as many bands/modes as possible. I await the day a "rare"
>> DXpedition, that has online log availability, and publishes their operating
>> style, penalizes duplicate band callers by removing all of their other
>> contacts? If one is sure that they are in the online log, I see absolutely
>> no reason for another attempt, on the same band. In the case of a new
>> entity, "once per band/mode" should be enforced? I also believe that the DX
>> has most of the responsibility of "controlling the pileup"?
>>
>> C'Ya, Shelby - K4WW
>>
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