The calling station had engaged their RIT for a prior QSO,Īnd did not reset it to Zero offset, so are transmitting split.I think that the off-frequency callers are due to one of two issues: W6JBR offered some interesting thoughts on this: One guy called me LAZY for not tuning him in - GO Figure. If they can copy my F-11 message then why weren't they on frequency to begin with. What I don't get is if they can copy me, then how are they off freq. Attempting to use RIT to tune them in can be tricky over the internet so I defined the F-11 key to say: "You are OFF Freq - please tune me in" followed by pressing F3 ("TU QRZ" etc.). What amazes me is how people can be OFF frequency when they call me. You can do that too however bullying people about on THEIR run frequency is NoT Remember the reason I call CQ as much as I do: I have a recognizable and WPX-desirable callsign that I think will attract callers and bring me MORE QSOs then if I search & pounce (S&P). You can always do something I have found successful: when you hear a desired caller, move off frequency +/- 5Kc and call your own CQ maybe that station will find you.
When a station is running a frequency, it is THEIR frequency, until they decide to vacate it then YOU can use it, but NOT before.
To these operators I say this: Courtesy goes a LONG way towards scoring big in a radiosport contest. The exchange I copied will probably be wrong - Thanks ASSHOLES! After NINE requests for a repeat he faded into the noise. Immediately, 3 other stations called him on MY run frequency obliterating his signal. Near the end of the contest while running a frequency on 15 meters, A31MM gave me a call. Or, they would hear me work a station and then immediately call the station I just worked, oblivious to the fact that it was MY run frequency. What amazed me this year was how many stations would work me and then immediately call CQ on MY run frequency.
The real problem was fast-fade QSB which abruptly knocked signals out.īecause I was running remote I chose to RUN frequencies 99% of the time. There was virtually no noise so the monster loop antenna was not necessary. Nevertheless according to N6KI the shack temperature was nearly 80 degrees most of the time even with an open window.Īntenna-wise, I ran a C-31 multi-element yagi on the high bands along with 2 elements on 40 and an 80 meter coaxial inverted vee - on separate towers bot at 13mh While the A& K indices were down, so was the SFI so I chose to run station #1's K3 into an ACOM 2000a amplifier dialed back to 550 watts to keep things cool.
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