In a message dated 11/7/05 12:26:22 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> top-10 list of poor > operating exhibited during the 2005 ARRL November Sweepstakes CW. > > 10. Sending CQ without enough time between for a station to answer. > > 9. Station sending their exchange at 25+ WPM and asking you to QRS when > you are running <20 WPM. > > 8. Stations tuning up on your frequency for several minutes and then > starting to call CQ SS on the frequency you are working. > > 7. The station that answered your CQ SS starts calling CW SS after your > exchange with him. > > 6. Stations that move on after sending their exchange information when you > still need repeats on the exchange. > > 5. Stations calling CQ SS then moving up/down a few Hz and calling CQ SS > again (moving targets). > > 4. Receiving SRI DUPE when you have not worked the station. > > 3. Stations in a mini pile-up sending their calls 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 times and > covering the stations sending CQ SS. > > 2. Stations 'tail ending' your exchange with the station you just worked > before you can call CQ SS again. > > AND THE #1 ITEM > > 1. Calling CQ SS and having a station respond with 'SEC?' to determine if > they want to work you. > > Well, I was in the SS for about 16 hours this weekend and made 443 QSOs in 77 sections. Did both hunt-and-peck and called CQ. And in all that I didn't experience *any* of the above 10 behaviors. I'm not saying nobody ever does those things but I didn't hear any of that this weekend. In fact, I found the opposite to be the case. Folks would put a lot of effort into digging out my signal, even though EPA isn't a rare section. Tuner-uppers were few and fast, and never on top of somebody. Stations seemed to space themselves just far enough apart that they didn't QRM each other if you had a decent filter. Perhaps the *worst* thing I heard all weekend was that a few stations had trouble zero beating. 364 days to the next one... 73 de Jim, N2EY SS since 1968 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
