[DX-CHAT] Re[2]: [DX-NEWS] Best Practices for DXpedition Operating

2012-12-12 Thread Art R8TX
KR4OJ wrote: K In my opinion, the Leading Band/Slot Stations, leader board K feature on Club Log, is a serious problem with DXing. It just K promotes multiple QSOs and QRM, mostly from stations who do not K need the contact anyway. Most don’t need the contact and will not K QSL or

[DX-CHAT] Re: [SPAM]Re: [DX-NEWS] Best Practices for DXpedition Operating

2012-12-12 Thread Barry
As a former big gun in a good location, now a little pistol in a bad location, I can say I find the current state of DXing very discouraging. The instant bedlam generated by the Cluster and skimmer networks makes it very difficult for the little guys. The other big factor is the need for

Re: [DX-CHAT] Re: [SPAM]Re: [DX-NEWS] Best Practices for DXpedition Operating

2012-12-12 Thread Art R8TX
Barry wrote: B The other big factor is the need for so many to work every band-mode B combination. While I can understand wanting a QWSO on each band and B mode, is EVERY combination necessary? For example, if you worked them B on 20 SSB, 40 CW, and 15 RTTY, do you also feel obligated to

Re: [DX-CHAT] Re: [SPAM]Re: [DX-NEWS] Best Practices for DXpedition Operating

2012-12-12 Thread tom.sp5uaf
Hi, When working from home I am using a low profile station now: 100W and LongWire. But I noticed many times that if I can't work a DXpedition it is not a problem that I have no enough output power and they can't hear me. Very often it mean rather that oters have too much output power. It

RE: [DX-CHAT] Re: [SPAM]Re: [DX-NEWS] Best Practices for DXpedition Operating

2012-12-12 Thread Peter W2IRT
The leaderboard thing isn't all that bad *IF* the DX wants to allow it and encourages it. If you're running an operation like HK0NA, 7O6T or T32C -- big, loud and there for a long time, I don't see the harm in it. Some operations are looking for a new DXpedition record. On the other hand, a

Re: [DX-CHAT] Re: [SPAM]Re: [DX-NEWS] Best Practices for DXpedition Operating

2012-12-12 Thread Dave Gomberg
At 07:15 12/12/2012, Gary wrote: . Vince K5VT - SK would really do something neat. Vince would have this huge CW pileup going, and send 32. I'd spin the dial up to 32 and call once. Bingo! Reward for actually LISTENING to the DX op 73, Gary K7ZD This works great on SSB too. The one

Re: [DX-CHAT] Re: [SPAM]Re: [DX-NEWS] Best Practices for DXpedition Operating

2012-12-12 Thread w4foa
Gary, Jim Smith (VK9NS - SK) would at times simply send D5. Those who were paying attention would drop down 5 and snag him. 73 Tony , W4FOA - Original Message - From: Gary k...@k7zd.com To: Dx-Chat dx-chat@njdxa.org Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 10:15:05 AM Subject: Re:

Re: [DX-CHAT] Re: [SPAM]Re: [DX-NEWS] Best Practices for DXpedition Operating

2012-12-12 Thread Ryan Jairam
Even without the DXpedition resorting to antics such as this, I agree fully that listening generally yields positive results. 73 Ryan, N2RJ On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 1:56 PM, Dave Gomberg da...@wcf.com wrote: At 07:15 12/12/2012, Gary wrote: . Vince K5VT - SK would really do something neat.

[DX-CHAT] Best Practices for DXpedition Operating

2012-12-12 Thread Kostas SV1DPI
First of all i don't like the way leaderboard works. The leaderboards help activity of big pistols who want to satisfy their ego and they work a dxpedition agn and agn even they have worked agn in all modes and bands that country. But i don't think clublog blames on it. Clublog does a

[DX-CHAT] Best Practices for DXpedition Operating

2012-12-12 Thread ragnar otterstad
Back in the good old days, we had oprs like Vince. I remember discussing this during one of my many visits. Einar 3Y1EE did the same thing. If my memory serves me right, it was Erik SM0AGD who was the first to do thid.   73  Rag LA5HE   Fra: Gary k...@k7zd.com Til: Dx-Chat dx-chat@njdxa.org

Re: [DX-CHAT] Re: [SPAM]Re: [DX-NEWS] Best Practices for DXpedition Operating

2012-12-12 Thread Barry
Ron, ZL1AMO did something similar. He had a habit of listening down 1 when sending UP. Barry W2UP On 12/12/2012 08:15, Gary wrote: Barry, you read my mind.. thanks! Certain DXpedition ops (i.e. Vince K5VT - SK) would really do something neat. Vince would have this huge CW pileup going,