On 25 jan 2009, at 13.22, Wolf Ostwald wrote:
> One needs to contest on a band with virtually no "dead zone" in
> Europe, to
> grasp the rx-difficulties over here. "Frequency fights" and deliberate
> jamming are a common thing, due to the small band in comparison to the
> number of contestants.
Even with a fine radio like the K3 and directive RX antennas contest
QRM in EU is challenging. On several occasions I had to narrow down
the passband to 100 hz to be able to continue running. And even then I
had stations deliberately move in closer to me including one well
known contest station trying to highjack my running frequency. But I
guess this is part of the challenge, like Ice Hockey - tackle the
player with the puck. So I take it as a compliment, I had the puck! :)
Anyway, running on 100-150 hz I know I missed several callers not
calling inside my passband. Several stations I found well outside my
passband closer to the "neighbour" which of course created confusion.
I also suspect I missed many JA stations calling me below or above the
passband. I was able to detect a few right after my SS, but when EU
QRM came in full force JA drowned in QRM.
Anyway, it was a fun contest and the QRM is a challenge, not really a
problem.
73 de Björn,
SM0MDG
SE0X
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