[DX-CHAT] county hunters net
I have been frequenting 14.336 lately and have a query. Twice now, I have been called on the carpet for using phonetics. I have logged some calls wrong due to this. Does anyone know the reason for this? TNX N4TJ --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
[DX-CHAT] County hunters Replies
Thanks for all the info. WOW, it looks like I touched a nerve... It seems like there is one of those in every organization. I am glad that I am not the only one who felt unwelcome. Thanks also for the explanation of the . prohibition of phonetics That doesn't bode well for my problem. These ears are not as sharp as they were when I was first licensed nearly 50 years ago and D sounds like B, S sounds like F, and T sounds like P. So, you can see why I need phonetics. I recently got addicted to county hunting, so will try to ignore the staff. Everyone take care and thanks again. 73 N4TJ --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
Re: [DX-CHAT] county hunters net
I live in WisconsinI think 80% of the county names in WI are impossible WITHOUT phonetics :)) My guess Tom? Poor operators. On 6/18/2012 8:22 AM, Tom Johnson wrote: I have been frequenting 14.336 lately and have a query. Twice now, I have been called on the carpet for using phonetics. I have logged some calls wrong due to this. Does anyone know the reason for this? TNX N4TJ --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org --- -- 73, Gary K9GS Greater Milwaukee DX Association: http://www.gmdxa.org Society of Midwest Contesters: http://www.w9smc.com CW Ops #1032 http://www.cwops.org --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
[DX-CHAT] County Hunter's Net Procedures
From the MARAC county hunting information page: The County Hunter Net which you found on 14.336 or 7.188 operates during the daylight hours every day and sometimes into the evening. Most of the time the pace is fast and furious with mobiles making contacts at the rate of 8 to 10 per minute. You will also notice that we do not use phonetics in the call signs. The reason for this is obvious if you listen to the net for a while. The use of phonetics slows down the cadence and rhythm of the mobile operator. The mobile operators train their ears to hear call signs and cannot take the time to translate what they are not used to hearing. When you first start working the mobiles you will notice that your call sign will be recognized immediately in just a few days. The County Hunter's Net prides itself on being a cooperative effort, rather than a competition. Experience has shown that many more contacts can be made during a short mobile run by avoiding the use of phonetics. This is a departure from the norms of DXing, but if one allows a few days to grasp the way things work they will soon discover they work the same mobiles over and over in hundreds of different counties, and the mobiles work the same county hunters and will learn a new persons call after a few mobile runs. We also have a spotting network where one can see the correct callsign if they are not sure of the mobiles callsign. While it may seem unusual to have procedures different from DXing, it should not be unreasonable to expect to adjust one's operating to a new activity, rather than expect an established net with hundreds of participants to be expected to adjust to our ideas. It is a great activity, and the only way possible for one to complete working all the US Counties. Within days or maybe a week or two, a newcomer will find he recognizes most of the calls, and knows most of the participants by name. Lack of phonetics is not any impediment to enjoying the net. So, if you would like to try working all the US Counties in a cooperative effort, then join the nets and see if you like it. You might find it refreshing to work a station for a needed contact who knows you by name, and maybe will meet you at a convention. Competition is fun, but some activities just don't require it. 73, Duane, WV2BUSA-CA All Counties 7732nd Time all counties 286 You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. Ralph Waldo Emerson --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
Re: [DX-CHAT] County Hunter's Net Procedures
God has spoken. Heed his words. John AE5B On Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:55:06 GMT, you wrote: From the MARAC county hunting information page: The County Hunter Net which you found on 14.336 or 7.188 operates during the daylight hours every day and sometimes into the evening. Most of the time the pace is fast and furious with mobiles making contacts at the rate of 8 to 10 per minute. You will also notice that we do not use phonetics in the call signs. The reason for this is obvious if you listen to the net for a while. The use of phonetics slows down the cadence and rhythm of the mobile operator. The mobile operators train their ears to hear call signs and cannot take the time to translate what they are not used to hearing. When you first start working the mobiles you will notice that your call sign will be recognized immediately in just a few days. The County Hunter's Net prides itself on being a cooperative effort, rather than a competition. Experience has shown that many more contacts can be made during a short mobile run by avoiding the use of phonetics. This is a departure from the norms of DXing, but if one allows a few days to grasp the way things work they will soon discover they work the same mobiles over and over in hundreds of different counties, and the mobiles work the same county hunters and will learn a new persons call after a few mobile runs. We also have a spotting network where one can see the correct callsign if they are not sure of the mobiles callsign. While it may seem unusual to have procedures different from DXing, it should not be unreasonable to expect to adjust one's operating to a new activity, rather than expect an established net with hundreds of participants to be expected to adjust to our ideas. It is a great activity, and the only way possible for one to complete working all the US Counties. Within days or maybe a week or two, a newcomer will find he recognizes most of the calls, and knows most of the participants by name. Lack of phonetics is not any impediment to enjoying the net. So, if you would like to try working all the US Counties in a cooperative effort, then join the nets and see if you like it. You might find it refreshing to work a station for a needed contact who knows you by name, and maybe will meet you at a convention. Competition is fun, but some activities just don't require it. 73, Duane, WV2BUSA-CA All Counties 7732nd Time all counties 286 You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. Ralph Waldo Emerson --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org --- --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
[DX-CHAT] SF help needed
I am looking for someone who is line-of-sight to Twin Peaks and who has an SDR with 2m FM coverage. The reason is that I want to try some special filtering to eliminate a specific interfering signal on a repeater situated there. My SDR quits at 6m, so I cannot do the filtering. Anyone running PSDR with 2m support, please let me know. It should only take a few minutes -- Dave Gomberg, San Francisco NE5EE Programming since 1961 All addresses, phones, etc. at http://www.wcf.com/ham/info.html - --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
Re: [DX-CHAT] County Hunter's Net Procedures
Guess I won't be joining that group, where I come from if you rely on a spot and don't actually copy a stations callsign it is not a contact. DX IS, County hunting done that way AIN'T Joe W4WN On Jun 19, 2012, at 12:55 AM, Duane, WV2B w...@juno.com wrote: From the MARAC county hunting information page: The County Hunter Net which you found on 14.336 or 7.188 operates during the daylight hours every day and sometimes into the evening. Most of the time the pace is fast and furious with mobiles making contacts at the rate of 8 to 10 per minute. You will also notice that we do not use phonetics in the call signs. The reason for this is obvious if you listen to the net for a while. The use of phonetics slows down the cadence and rhythm of the mobile operator. The mobile operators train their ears to hear call signs and cannot take the time to translate what they are not used to hearing. When you first start working the mobiles you will notice that your call sign will be recognized immediately in just a few days. The County Hunter's Net prides itself on being a cooperative effort, rather than a competition. Experience has shown that many more contacts can be made during a short mobile run by avoiding the use of phonetics. This is a departure from the norms of DXing, but if one allows a few days to grasp the way things work they will soon discover they work the same mobiles over and over in hundreds of different counties, and the mobiles work the same county hunters and will learn a new persons call after a few mobile runs. We also have a spotting network where one can see the correct callsign if they are not sure of the mobiles callsign. While it may seem unusual to have procedures different from DXing, it should not be unreasonable to expect to adjust one's operating to a new activity, rather than expect an established net with hundreds of participants to be expected to adjust to our ideas. It is a great activity, and the only way possible for one to complete working all the US Counties. Within days or maybe a week or two, a newcomer will find he recognizes most of the calls, and knows most of the participants by name. Lack of phonetics is not any impediment to enjoying the net. So, if you would like to try working all the US Counties in a cooperative effort, then join the nets and see if you like it. You might find it refreshing to work a station for a needed contact who knows you by name, and maybe will meet you at a convention. Competition is fun, but some activities just don't require it. 73, Duane, WV2B USA-CA All Counties 773 2nd Time all counties 286 You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. Ralph Waldo Emerson --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org --- --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
