I absolutely agree. I spent some time trying to call XX9 and DU
amongst others on 40m ssb at the weekend to no avail. A couple of time
I thought the XX9 had come back to me but a German station just kept
calling and calling timing his calls to prevent me from making the QSO
which was possible even in the QRM. I asked the german why he was
calling but he said he couldn't hear the XX9 for the QRM - D'oh. But
I did work HS0 and a solitary JA.
Tom
GM4FDM
(GM2T)
Ragnar Otterstad wrote:
Once again -- in this CQ WW SSB test -- I see the way Europe has painted
itself into a corner.... Over the last few years, EU has built many HUGE
contest stations.... super power and antennas. However, now the mass of RF
in that relatively small space means they can only hear one another. For me
in HS to call EU successfully takes more effort than it is worth.... and of
course, a run freq from here is difficult due to the huge EU
stations.......... that never point their beams to S E Asia, anyway.
Oh well, there is always the great polite JAs. 73
Charles Harpole HS0ZCW
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You are absultely right - particularly on phone and on the lower bands.
On CW it is easier to get by by using narrow filters.
40 usually yields excellent openings to Asia in the afternoon during
wintertime.
But during CQ WW phone-contest - forget it. Too many overmodulated Italians
and eastern Europeans
around.
73
" RAG " Ragnar Otterstad LA5HE JW5HE OZ8RO
Located in Telemark - Home of skiing.
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