> The real solution is for everyone to learn how to tune their
> radios to the right frequency.
Unfortunately, for some who are afflicted by what the musicians
call a "tin ear" +/- 200 Hz may well be "the right frequency" -
at least as well as they can tell it. Tuning to the right
frequency gets to be a bigger challenge with quick transmissions,
weak signals, QRN, QSB, and a lot of strong close by stations
with their clicks and phase noise.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
> -----Original Message-----
> From: topband-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:topband-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Rick Karlquist
> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 5:38 PM
> To: Steve Miller
> Cc: topband@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: Narrow Filtering
>
>
> Steve Miller wrote:
> > In a contest (particularly in a contest), it doesn't make sense to
> > have filters any narrower than 500Hz. Why should other stations
> > have to work like crazy to get into YOUR notch? We all
> have ears. Is
> > it that difficult to use the human filter that's between them? Steve
>
> Here is what is wrong with this oft quoted "wisdom":
>
> When there is a run station every 300 Hz, it becomes
> difficult to distinguish between a station calling me
> off-frequency vs a station calling my "neighbor"
> on-frequency. If a station seems to be calling me
> off-frequency, based on his time relative to my CQ, I have a
> strict rule to send "?" and wait to geta second call before
> responding. Often that second call never comes and I know
> he's working my neighbor, and the timing was coincidence.
>
> During the recent contest, I was trying to work a station in
> Europe that was about 200 Hz below an east coast big gun. The
> big gun come back to me several times before realizing I
> wasn't calling him. What is even worse is when BOTH stations
> come back to me at once.
>
> Yes, I know the solution to that is to send both his call and
> my call. But many people calling me only send their only
> call. I can't make them send my call.
>
> The real solution is for everyone to learn how to tune their
> radios to the right frequency.
>
> Rick N6RK
>
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