I'm moving this discussion to DX-CHAT.
Even in the ARRL CW DX contest last weekend I heard a DX station
sending N2D? N2D?? and a W5 kept calling. W5 isn't even close to N2D
in CW sound.
There is no excuse for it. I don't understand it, either, but then I
don't do it. Maybe you'd have to ask
Well, don't be surprised if a few of those stations tell you to MYOB. With a few choice epithets thrown in.
I've found that the worst practioners don't really care what you think, or what anyone else thinks. They're in it for themselves, win place show, and the heck with you.Feb 23, 2011
Any one have anything on this?
Several months ago rumors were floating around about a group
planning to operate from Socotra Island
(AF-028).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socotra_Islandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socotra_Island
In case you aren't familiarThose not familiar with IOTA
I noticed a few of those during the contest. What I found interesting is that it would be an almost continuous, non-stop CQ for a few minutes (most 4 -5, some as many as 10)... and then all of a sudden, there'd be a pause and then they'd hear and work you.
Let's call this what it is: A sneaky,
Just what I saw in The Daily DX this morning.
Many have tried to operate from Yemen in recent times. Few have succeeded. Fewer have made more than a handful of contacts. I wish nothing but success on anyone trying, but considering all the politics and past history, I can't say I'd blame them
This is a good topic. It deserves considerably more thought that it usually
gets. The quality of a pileup is usually closely related to the quality of
operator at the DX end. This was pretty obvious during the 10/10/10
operations. It was easy to see which ops had orderly pileups and why.
No Ron, it is not a violation of Part 97, specifically 97.113. Perfectly
legal and not a violation of any contest rules either. Some Other countries
do have limits on transmission length though but even those are akin to blue
laws since they were designed for the cw only era. It may violate
With all due respect Ryan, I'm not convinced. Consider:
Why send a CQ? To solicit someone to answer you. That is a perfectly
acceptable, and legal, one way transmission. you don't know who is going to
call you, but your intent is that someone answer you back. And just as
obviously,
THEY CALL CONTINUIOUSY BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT DEVELOPED THE ART OF HUNT
POUNCE!
THERE IS NO VACCINE AGAINST STUPIDITY!
KNOWLEDGE IS KNOWING A TOMATO IS A FRUIT...
...WISDON IS KNOWING NOT TO PUT IT IN A FRUIT SALAD!
IF IT IS NOT FUNNY, DON'T SEND IT TO ME!
THANK YOU.
ALOHA,
Lee R.
Believe it or not while you hear continuous calling, I hear a short
pause in between. I send out my call and they usually come back. So
I'm not entirely convinced that people simply leave the computer CQing
and don't listen.
I've heard very long CQ calls from other many non-contest ops too. A
Just so that we're clear on what I'm talking about...
Yes, there is often a short pause. Key word there is short. I know I
observed at least 3 stations (2 EU 1 NA) who had a brief pause before the CQ
machine started up again... about enough for a character or two.
Now one can argue that
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