No problems with frequency/ mode type exchanges for SSB on 50.125+ to 50.200 In
the mid Hudson valley of NY.
Ops should not park on 50.125 when the band is open, check to see if the band
is open. The contest was just like the good old days of SSB /CW
contesting. I even managed to work two new grids.
Jerry w2jcn FN21
-----Original Message-----
From: Robie Elms <ruler55@gmail.com>
To: alex <alex@kr1st.com>
Cc: VHF Contesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Sent: Mon, Jul 23, 2018 9:43 am
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] OMG
Alex,
My experience was similar to yours. I tried to stick to CM but had to switch
frequently. CQ WW was no help. I ended up doing what ever it took to make the
QSO.
Robie - AJ4F
> On Jul 23, 2018, at 08:25, Alex <alex@kr1st.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Marshall,
>
> Even though I agree with you, the problem on 313 is that not everyone,
> perhaps even most stations, are not in the contest. Folks just want to work
> DX or make casual contacts. Perhaps there are too many conflicting interests
> on a single frequency. I respectfully avoided anyone calling with a special
> purpose (CQ DX, CQ EU, CQ EC, CQ state, etc) and tried calling with "CQ WW"
> myself, but to no avail. For many people the "WW" is not a prompt to change
> modes.
>
> We could try to establish a different frequency for contests (like we do for
> FM contacts on 2m), but folks will go where the action is, so that idea is
> probably DOA.
>
> After a while I decided not to use CM on 6m anymore as at many times it
> became a struggle to get the sequences right. It seemed worse this time
> compared to other VHF contests lately. At times I would change from CM to
> non-CM and then the other station switched to CM. Some folks abandoned the
> QSO. It was tiring at times, and I don't fault anyone for this.
>
> 73,
> --Alex KR1ST (FN21fk)
>
>
>
>> On 2018-07-22 23:37, Marshall-K5QE wrote:
>> HI everyone...but if they answer YOUR CQ, they most likely will answer
>> with Tx2, which does NOT contain their grid. This is why things get
>> really screwed up and why the contest mode needs to be used...most
>> especially in the contests.....it IS a contest after all.
>> 73 Marshall K5QE
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