Any expedition should choose operators based on capability and competence. If an expedition were to choose all the team from those who work by numbers, their would be uproar on the bands. In my view if the operator can only handle a pile up if it contains one number HE should not be there. The place to gain competence is during contests and small expeditions not major ones, this may be harsh but it's the reality. This does not however excuse stations calling at will under any restrictions. 73 Clive GM3POI
Steve AB4I, said: I heard an incident during the K5D operation that just delighted me and, in my view, set a good example on pile-up behavior. The K5D operator was working a SSB pile-up by numbers and took several tries to extract a callsign from the pile-up that should have been 4's, which as it turned out was an '8' call. The result was that the K5D operator said that he would not log the contact, because the call was out of turn and he asked the operator to call again later with the 8th call area! The pile-up seemed to be much better behaved afterwards. _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
