We (KH6AQ) were spotted on the obsolete CW DX cluster as KH6AY, KH6AZ, and KH7AQ. Each time, we were clicked upon by a string of oblivious dupers.
<"sigh"> On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 3:31 PM Rob Van Geen <[email protected]> wrote: > > You were spotted to DX cluster as "W3SKK" Saturday: > > Spotter Freq. DX Time Info Country > > K1KA > 1806 > W3SKK > 22:21 02 Dec 23 > United States > > This could explain the high dupe rate. > > tskk, tskk, tskk > > Rob - NH6V > > > On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 11:15 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Tnx for the qso, Jim. >> >> I worked a mere six CA stations, fewer than half of the 7 land states, >> one KH6. and a smattering of Carib/C.A. stations. Several locals gave >> up early Fri night due to the poor/few signals ota. >> I started at 2200z prompt and worked a so-so 109 stations during the >> first 80 minutes. XYL announced dinner so I took an hour break, came >> back and saw the rates declining -instead of increasing- and holes >> appearing in the bandscope. Not many blockbuster sigs either, with >> moderate QRN, >> >> Day 2 began with a bang...45% of my contacts were DUPES...until I >> decided to check for the N1MM+ DUPE alert before gong back to the guy. >> Id give his call, then say SRI-DUPE-and resume CQing. Miraculously >> after a while the dupes went way down. (perhaps the friendly reminder >> changed some behavior.) ( rather than just working them and letting >> the software sort it out.) But spending half your time on dupes seemed >> ridiculous. >> >> Also during both nights I heard only two Euros. But s they wee >> replying to someone elses CQ I never had a chance to call them. So >> zero Euros in the 2023 log. I reflected back to 2020 when 160 was wide >> open to EU and it was great fun working them right and left. >> >> ----------------------------------------- >> >> _________________ >> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband >> Reflector >> > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
