As a general rule, when listening to a DX station I do a quick up and down search to see where he/she is listening. Even when the DX station doesn't announce split they may be working stations on the edge of the pileup. This can increase their rate. This is also the time if you don't have a strong signal that you may squeak through the pileup.
>From being on the other side of the pileup sometimes it can be quite a job pulling out a call. Sometimes every one is 20 over 9 but that works out well by lowering the RF gain and picking out the real strong ones first. You can generate a high run rate this way. The problem is when you get to the level of signals that don't move the s-meter and they are all at a whisper quite level. These can be quite tough to pull out, whether running split or not. And the other thing is band and local conditions on the DX side. Sometimes when I am at WP2Z there is a lot of line noise especially on 30 and 160M. I can only hear the strong signals on top of the noise. It gets frustrating when you know many are calling but you can hardly pick out anyone. Then the run rates stink. So be sensitive to the conditions of the DX station too. I understand K7C shuts down this Wednesday? Still trying to get them on 160M. I need too add an indicator to my K2 when running split. A couple of times I thought I was split when I wasn't. Had egg on my face when I called on top of the DX station. That's embarrassing. Good luck working K7C 73, N2TK, Tony -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mark Saunders Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 12:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Re: [Elecraft] RE:K7C Well, I may have been one of those "poor" operators answering on the calling frequency, but only because I had no idea K7C was working split. Once I learned split operation was in use, I found, with a lot of work, where K7C was listening. My QRP signal went unanswered, too. I even tried with 100 watts and could not make a contact. The cacophony was deafening and went on well after K7C acknowledged the answering station. I will keep trying. Maybe as time goes on, the madness will subside and we can make a contact. Right now, it is like a feeding frenzy. Mark Saunders, KJ7BS Glendale, AZ <><><><><><><><><><> FISTS # 2972 Elecraft K2 S/N 539 <><><><><><><><><><> If it aint fun, you aint doing it right. AZ AcQRPions _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
