Rob,
You are correct. However remember that you are not the only one transmitting on his listening frequency. Here is a couple of tricks you can try Try tuning slightly above his listening frequency, so you are not completely buried in the pileup. Being slightly off freq gives your audio a higher pitch and may make it easier for him to pick you out. See if you can find the last guy he worked. Set your transmit frequency to the last guy he worked. Then call. If he is working a pileup, try starting on his receive freq. Then increase your transmit freq about 1 KHz each time you call. If he gives a range of Freq. like 5 – 10 up. Start 10 up and slowly decrease your transmit freq after each call. Some people like to increase their audio compression to give it more “punch”; make the voice more distinctive. 73, Ron, K5HM <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] <http://www.qrz.com/db/k5hm> www.qrz.com/db/k5hm Excelsior! From: BVARC [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rob McClure via BVARC Sent: Monday, May 25, 2015 12:03 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Subject: [BVARC] 'split' question Hello all, Finally got to enjoy some operating time from my cabin in Woodville. Heard P40FY from Aruba (?) and tried to work him. I remembered the emaIl 'split' lesson some of you taught me as I heard the op say, 'up 3,' at the end of his CQ tranmissions. I heard him on 18.160. I will assume 'up 3' meant he was listening on 18.163 ? I pulled the Nifty manual and figured out how to make split work. Did I assume correctly? I thought he heard me once but the band was in and out and never got confirmation. Just need to know if I have the assumption on split correct. Thanks all. 73, Rob, KC5RET
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