I'm also sure that you cannot equate signal strength between stations in
the same general vicinity. I've heard and worked stations that others in
the area couldn't, and vice-versa. Not an unusual phenomenon at all. I
listened to a couple big guns in the area during ARRL160, and they
These stations aren't crocodiles - many are in the
super station category and definitely have the ears to hear me. This
seems to be a matter of operating technique, not technology.
[...]
Last night I worked 19 of the 26 stations I called on the east coast. The
others should have been hearing
I agree 100%,
I run alot.. but im FAR FAR from big.. my rule of thumbs is... Calling CQ
TEST.. leave enough room between CQ's to hear your own call 2x in a row
10wpm LESS that your CQ'ing at.. I generally cq @ 28 WPM as it says on the
N1MM program.. and I had the delay @ about 8 Seconds. Here is
since I have a very weak signal (24w ERP from a 7' tall vertical)
when I get ask for a repeat of my call
I send it again at the original speed
but 90% of the time I end up having to repeat more than once
and them may even have to reduce my speed to ~13wpm
then I finally have my call copied
