>>>AA6YQ comments below
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Zack Widup
Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2007 1:49 PM
To: Ron Notarius W3WN
Cc: DX Chat Reflector
Subject: RE: [DX-CHAT] FJ/OH2AM signals
>snip<
I just thought of an interesting question. We all have experienced the
"DX cops" who chide people who QRM or transmit on the DX frequency. I
wonder if these DX cops are people who haven't worked them yet - in other
words, does a particular DX cop disappear once he's worked them in the
pileup? Food for thought on a drizzly, foggy day ...
>>>My experience is that DX cops think they are helping. The longer someone
calls on the DX frequency, the more strident the cops become. But someone
calling on the DX frequency, is more likely to be on the wrong VFO than
cluelessly operating simplex, so a cop sending "up up up" is doing nothing
but making the problem worse.
>>>Over the past couple of DXpeditions -- including this FJ operation --
I've experimented with reducing QRM on the DX frequency by posting a spot
whose notes contain a message to the offending station, e.g.
DX FJ/OH2AM 7005 KC6IGZ wrong VFO!
Each time I've tried this, the offending station has quickly stopped sending
on the DX frequency, and the cops then quieted down. My sample size is small
to be sure, but there's no downside. Give it a try!
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Zack Widup
Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2007 1:49 PM
To: Ron Notarius W3WN
Cc: DX Chat Reflector
Subject: RE: [DX-CHAT] FJ/OH2AM signals
On Sat, 22 Dec 2007, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote:
> Word is that they're using an FT-1000MP and an FT-2000MP. They have an
amp
> (a "Fin Fet" which I've never heard of before). And their antenna system
is
> all verticals.
>
Sounds like something custom made for Martti? You sure it's not "Finn
FET"? :-)
> Superb signal, and Ollie and Martti are exactly what you'd expect them to
be
> (although their splits do tend to be a touch wide for my tastes, but what
do
> I know?)
>
> 73
The 40m CW splits haven't been too bad. Last night they were transmitting
on 7004 and the lowest I heard them work was 7006 (me), the highest was
7015 with the average being between 7007 and 7013. I don't think 6 kHz is
too much to demand for an operation of this magnitude.
I just thought of an interesting question. We all have experienced the
"DX cops" who chide people who QRM or transmit on the DX frequency. I
wonder if these DX cops are people who haven't worked them yet - in other
words, does a particular DX cop disappear once he's worked them in the
pileup? Food for thought on a drizzly, foggy day ...
73, Zack W9SZ
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