[VHFcontesting] Re: Reply to Mark K2AXX

[braillist@sympatico.ca (Bill Burgess)]

Greetings Mark.  When sitting 80% of the time on 50.180 calling CQ and the band 
scope set to 12.5 it gives me no advantage over you.  I rarely use the band 
scope off 12.5.  Setting a band scope to cover 200 kc in a contest will drive 
you nuts.  Too  many spikes including all the noise spikes too and as others 
have said, seeing a signal does not tell you if you worked that station before 
in a contest.  Weak signals often cannot be discerned on a spectrum scope 
amongst the noise spikes.  I hope you get a chance to try one for yourself.  
Thanks for your comments.
  
Bill

Email: braillist@sympatico.ca