>Agreed. I have noticed, however, that to some extent this scenario is
>somewhat self-policing. If you are squatting on a frequency and actually
>running people, the mini-pileup you create tends to keep people from
>getting too close. Conversely, if all you are doing is calling CQ interspersed
>with band noise, this will encourage others to muscle in. This is especially
>true in W vs DX events, where one end of the QSOs is inaudible due to skip
zones.
>
>When tuning for a clear spot, I often purposely *do* set up 1 kHz or so above
>someone calling unanswered CQ's, kinda using Tree's philosophy by brute force
>("you're not doing any good, so MOVE!") :-)
1kHz??? This doesn't sound very aggressive to me. Since I use two stages of
250 Hz filters, I'd never even know you were 1 kHz down (especially since there
would probably be at least two other stations between the two of us). What I
usually do when trying to steal a run frequency is go below the target about
600 Hz
and then inch up on him. If I can get a bunch of responses, that usually
cinches it.
If not, well...
I wonder how the other "little pistols" out there manage to claim a run
frequency
during DX contests? (Pleeze...any discussion other than more schemes for
eliminating life's inequities.)
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