It was frustrating and sad to listen to the KH8SI and 4O3T pileups
this weekend (mostly SSB).
When the DX station says, "The station with 7 in the call, ending in
Germany" why do unrelated calls from all over the country continue to
call? When the DX station comes back to a full callsign, why does the
pileup size diminish only by half, rather than "all but one"? It
makes it impossible for a better DXer to find the station being worked
because so many others are still calling.
The rate of these DX stations is being hindered by out-of-turn
callers. When the rate is hindered, fewer people can work the DX
station. Especially limited-time operations like KH8SI.
It made me sad to be a DXer this weekend. My QSO with KH8SI on 17
meters took THREE go-arounds because they could not get my call
(presumably because of all the people still calling). That's TWO MORE
possible QSOs that were wasted by the out-of-turn callers.
OUT-OF-TURN CALLERS ARE SETTING A BAD EXAMPLE, RUINING IT FOR
THEMSELVES AND EVERYONE ELSE!
73 - Jim AD1C
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Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863
USA +978-251-9933, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, http://www.ad1c.us
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