Re: Topband: What IS troubling about this report

2015-03-17 Thread Walt
. 73 de Walt - K2WK -Original Message- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Gary Smith Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 10:55 AM To: Topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: What IS troubling about this report What is sad to me is all

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2015-03-15 Thread Brian D G3VGZ
KE1F Lou lmecs...@cfl.rr.com wrote: All what is said is true. Dx also should listen on his own TX frequency and when they hear a carrier QSY +-1 and let the DQRM-er QRM an unused frequency. Just a suggestion. I saw one of the E30FB operators doing that by sliding up a few hundred Hz

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2015-03-15 Thread Doug Scribner
: Sunday, March 15, 2015 9:10 AM Subject: Re: Topband: What IS troubling about this report Sometimes the DXpedition is its own worst enemy. If they ask for W6 and then relent after a couple tries to work the W6 and then works someone else sends the message is you guys can bulldoze me so keep

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2015-03-15 Thread G3OIT
As a guy with no lap top in the shack---hence, no immediate access to on-line chat rooms, spotting sites, etc.---what I hate most are those DX-Peditions that repeatedly work stations without ID'ing, or ID'ing only after some two dozen, or more, QSOs... Meanwhile, the proverbial ...hunt

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2015-03-15 Thread Eddy Swynar
On 2015-03-15, at 9:10 AM, Larry wrote: Sometimes the DXpedition is its own worst enemy. If they ask for W6 and then relent after a couple tries to work the W6 and then works someone else sends the message is you guys can bulldoze me so keep calling. Many of the later DXpeditions have

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2015-03-15 Thread Larry
, 2015 12:48 AM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: What IS troubling about this report Much of the time it is a simple mistake. I did it to the E30 tonight and I am trying to be very careful. I changed bands and came back and the split was cancelled. I was that Lid. Usually

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2015-03-15 Thread Larry
15, 2015 9:26 AM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: What IS troubling about this report Sometimes you don't want to follow the DX instructions... Yesterday E30FB was on 18.155, listening up 5 to 15, which ends up being out of band. That didn't stop lots calling above 18.168

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2015-03-15 Thread KE1F Lou
to blow off steam! Tom WA2BCK -Original Message- From: James Rodenkirch Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2015 4:39 PM To: Top Band Contesting Subject: Topband: What IS troubling about this report from one of the K1N ops is there is nothing new here.all of his dozen plus points is/ae

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2015-03-15 Thread Jim
All that is said in this text is correct but it doesn't go far enough. And I know it may come as a surprise to some of you but DXing is NOT the only thing in Ham Radio! The operators can control much more of the garbage than they choose to do. For example: one of the expeditions had people

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2015-03-14 Thread Tom WA2BCK
for allowing me to blow off steam! Tom WA2BCK -Original Message- From: James Rodenkirch Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2015 4:39 PM To: Top Band Contesting Subject: Topband: What IS troubling about this report from one of the K1N ops is there is nothing new here.all of his dozen plus

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2015-03-14 Thread James Rodenkirch
from one of the K1N ops is there is nothing new here.all of his dozen plus points is/ae SO fundamental to anyone chasing DX...terrible operating habits or approaches by the majority of the DX chasers, obviously... I did work K1N with QRP power on 80, 20 and 15 so feel

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2015-03-14 Thread W0MU Mike Fatchett
when the operator says UP. Thanks for allowing me to blow off steam! Tom WA2BCK -Original Message- From: James Rodenkirch Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2015 4:39 PM To: Top Band Contesting Subject: Topband: What IS troubling about this report from one of the K1N ops