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Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 11:46:59 -0600
From: "Dick White"<whiter26@sbcglobal.net>
To: "RTTY, Contesting"<rtty@contesting.com>
Subject: [RTTY] DX Pile ups
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This thread seems to be on the RTTY contesting site. I find it
interesting.
I have been chasing DX and DXpeditions since 1976. It is a game and
what I
like is the joy of the chase. At present I just need Bouvet and
Scarborough
Reef to have them all. All the time I have chassed DX we have had
pileups
and jammers. The problem today seems to be that we have more
operators today
than we did 40 years ago. It is much easier to get a license today
than it
was back in 1976. The most distressing time I had was when I thought
I had
worked Bouvet only to have my card returned as "not in log." I am still
waiting for the chance to try working it again. With the political
situation I doubt that there will be a DXpedition to Scarborough any
time
soon. At age 87 it may never happen before I "short to ground."
I seen nothing wrong with the current DXpedition procedures. I do not
have
to have instant gratification in working DX. I use all the skills I have
learned over the past 40 years to work DX. I enjoy the chase and if I
work
them I am happy and if I do not work them I hope to have the opportunity
again. I feel sorry for those who get disgusted and vow to not
chase DX
any more. They have lost the joy of ham radio and DXing. The current
FT5ZM
operation pileups have been a zoo. But, I have tried to work them
every day.
I finally worked them on 20M RTTY and 40M CW. These are new bands
for me,
not new DX. I worked and confirmed FB8ZO in 1983 on 20M CW. That call
was on
the air from January to July 1983. Be patient, take your time and use
your
skills and you will have the fun of the chase and maybe put a new one in
your log. DXing is a game and like any other game you win or lose,
but you
keep on playing.
Just a few of my thoughts
Dick KS0M