----- Original Message ----- From: Mike & Coreen Smith To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 6:23 PM Subject: Re: Patience in ARRL 160 Contest
I would have to agree with Herb 100%, in fact, I believe in this past ARRL 160, Herb got me as "VE9??" and I sent AA AA (maybe I sent AA 3 times, I don't recall) and he came right back with VE9AA 5NN etc. and we finished very quickly. If I'm in S&P mode and the running stn sends to me "VE9A?" or "VE9??" I will usually reply with "AA AA" or "AA AA VE9AA" or some variation thereof. If I get a "??" from the running stn, I presume he's confused or doesn't hardly hear me at all, then I'll go the "VE9AA VE9AA" route. I would say in the majority of cases though, "AA AA" or "AA AA VE9AA" works. If I hear VE8?? sent (which I sometimes do) I'll send my full call only. I know when I am running and I send "WB1??" and I hear this back: "VE9AA VE9AA de WB1ABC WB1ABC" , I would've rathern heard "ABC ABC ABC ABC" (or just "ABC ABC"). Better use of time and it's only the suffix that I needed. Now, whether that's due to there being so few VE9's in contests and DX pileups, "super check partial" SCP, or people actually remembering me (gasp!) I don't know, but most guys get me the 2nd time around, QRM/QSB/QRN or whatever. Mike VE9AA -------------------------- Doung, So many times I just hear the prefix and the suffix drops out or is covered by noise. It maybe a mental thing as I have no other explanation where the prefix comes through time and time but the suffix is lost. Since I know what the correct suffix is, sending only the missing information make so much sense and saves valuable time. In such cases sending only the missing data is what I would recommend for stations struggling to get in the log as the prefix is already confirmed to both of the stations. So many times DX-peditions will not get my call correctly and butcher a portion of it...like "KV4Z ur 5NN" to which I immediately reply "FZ...FZ...FZ KV4FZ K" This procedure works every time especially layers deep in piles up. Thanks for your remarks, Herb, KV4FZ Mike, Coreen & Corey Smith 699 Rte 616 Keswick Ridge NB Canada E6L 1T1 _______________________________________________ Topband reflector - [email protected]
