What I should have explained ... is that I find when I jump to a Skimmer spot that it is rarely in genuine zero-beat, so I typically tune manually before calling. In any case, I usually don't have much competition (unlike traditional packet pileups because I get there early.
73, Pete N4ZR The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com, spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 On 2/1/2011 2:03 PM, Ralph Parker wrote: >> Not really. Spots typically are to the nearest 100 Hz... > Really. Whatever frequency the spots report, EVERYBODY (well, almost) calls > on that freq., whether that is my exact frequency or not, making them > impossible (well, almost) to differentiate. THAT'S the problem. > I daresay most of us old-timers know that. > > I would suggest that newcomers stick with one favourite pitch. Your ear > will soon get used to it, and tuning for 'zero beat' will become automatic. > > Funny how 'zero beat' means something different today compared to years ago. > > Respectfully submitted, > Ralph, VE7XF > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
