On Nov 28, 2005, at 10:58 PM, K4SAV wrote:
> I was trying to say these guys only pause to listen for their call
> being
> sent from the DX station. If their call is not heard, or the DX
> station
> is sending someone elses call, or in the middle of an exchange,
> they go
> back to sending again. I have listened to guys who are in the
> transmit
> mode 90% of the time.
That's pretty pointless! In a big pileup, they just create QRM.
> It occurs to me that the guys who know most of the tricks to
> working DX
> stations in a pile are those experienced operators who use low
> power or
> poor antennas. A good bag of tricks is a necessity in this situation.
> If you have a big antenna and lots of power, just go right over the
> top
> of the pile.
I have found, while working at NQ4I, that power and antennas aren't a
universal solution. Big pileups are just as hard to crack, especially
during contests (and especially through packet). The bag of tricks
comes in real handy. It can also make a difference between working
the station in a couple of calls, and calling (and calling) for
several minutes.
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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