I think directional CQ's can be used very wisely but how they are used
depends a lot on where the DX is and their knowledge of propagation.
I imagine almost any location will have areas where propagation only
exists for a short time to those areas and other areas where they have
propagation
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From: Zack Widup
To: dx-chat@njdxa.org
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 8:58 AM
Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Directional CQs
I think directional CQ's can be used very wisely but how they are used
depends a lot on where the DX
Ron:
Well, Chuck wanted to stir us and things up again, and we gladly accomodated
him. The last time I checked, about half of the licensed hams are in JA land so
Asia should be the main continent to aim directional CQ's at if they are in
fact needing the country. I am sure the TX5 folks had
At 10:52 PM 3/16/2008, Charles Harpole wrote:
Many recent DXpeditions have, in my opinion, over-studied the data
to serve under served areas, have propagation charts, and be extra
aware of their important position as the only (last?) hams to be
at that locale. One effect is the extensive use
I would say that at the moment, NA and EU contain the largest concentrations
of active DX'ers. And when considering that the last two Pacific
DXpeditions -- specifically, VP6DX Ducie and TX5C Clipperton -- basically
had to shoot OVER NA to get to EU, AF AS... directional CQ's become a
little
to do when experienced ops aren't available?
73
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Peter
Dougherty
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 11:21 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; dx-chat@njdxa.org
Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Directional CQs
At 10:52 PM 3/16/2008, Charles
Right on!
Gerry VE6LB
- Original Message -
From: Wilson Lamb
To: dx-chat@njdxa.org
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 9:01 AM
Subject: [DX-CHAT] Directional CQs
I'm an old ham, but new to DX-Chat.
There seems to be an implication that people on DXpeditions have to follow
It seems to me that if they have spent a bunch of their money,
perhaps with some backers too, they can operate
any way THEY think is best for them, not us
Why don't we just apply this to the whole of ham radio. Whoever
spends the most money gets to make the rules.
Don't get me wrong,
1) I very
At 04:23 PM 2/21/2008, Charles Harpole wrote:
Talking abt waiting out an EU only calling practice of 3 hrs from
VP6DX.
realize that there is NEVER a directional CQ for South East Asia.
DXpeditions rarely call for Africa only, VK ZL only, nor South
Asia only.
An Asia only call really
I must admit the
hours-on-end of EU only on the low bands got very tiring very
quickly.
And yet they've made about a fifth of the QSOs with EU than they have
with NA on 160m and just 2/3 the number of QSOs with EU as they have
with NA on 80m. Go figure.
In the meantime, poor ZS's get stuck
--- Peter Dougherty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
40 and 80, however, are a different story. They're putting huge
numbers in the log, but look at 40m, especially. As of 2/21, 0040z,
they were at 9010 to Europe on 40 and 7486 to NA. Holding NA ops back
until 3am (east-coast time) *every*
At 07:12 PM 2/21/2008, you wrote:
There are an awful
lot of casual DXers, as I brought up in the eHam thread, who work
full-time jobs and strong family obligations, who really only get 2
or 3 hours a night between supper and bedtime to play radio.
I can't argue with that!
However, there are a
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