My first post here,but read all the posts every day in fact look forward to it! My feelings exactly Pete and might I add ,there are still gentlemen on topband.This am at 1215z I was able to copy and have a good contact with HL5IVL for an ATNO on 160. There were 3 or 4 others calling and Kim came back with W3T? after a few more times he copied my call correctly. I just wanted to thank those who stood by until I compleated my QSO,thanks again fellow 160 ops. PS it was a peak at my sunrise. Jim W3TO
> On February 1, 2018 at 1:16 PM Pete Rimmel N8PR <[email protected]> wrote: > > > In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with working the same station on the > same band more than once. We used to do it all the time to assure we had > "insurance" contacts with someone we needed for DXCC or other award. Online > logs and ClubLog has limited that need to some extent, but not everyone has > a near-real time log we can check. > > Now, with the advent of the CQ Magazine's Annual DX Marathon, There is no > choice but to work the same stations EVERY year to achieve the CQ zone and > Country totals for the year long Marathon. > > I always hesitate to work the tough ones in a big pile-up if I have them > confirmed for DXCC, because I do not want to take the opportunity away from > someone who needs them for a new band country. > > HOWEVER, I do try to work them eventually, usually when the propagation > favors my QTH, so I can add them to my totals for the year. > > If stations cannot understand that, they should get with the program... They > could be in demand by everyone every year ! That should be something to > look forward to - being in demand ! > > I know this is different than thinking in the past, but that is the reality > of today ! I already have 60+ DXCC on 160 in January 2018 alone 8^) > > 73, PeteR N8PR > > > > From: rayn6vr <[email protected]> > > In my mind, the station you are talking about is very inconsiderate and > lacking poor judgement. > It is a common thing to call and say hi to someone on TB when the condx are > slow or poor propagation.? > If I were to get such an email, I would never work thay stn on any band, any > mode, contest or not! > 73,Ray?N6VR? > PS would like to know who it is so that I don't have the same experience. > > ... > > HI Roger, > > Thanks for the message, and interesting about the station you mention and > his website saying "no dupes".? I was shocked when I was told not to work > the European station again.? I just checked his clublog and in 6.5 years I > had worked him a total of 3 times which to me does not sound too excessive > for the topband. > > It's like these guys think they are on some rare dx-pedition or something. > I just don't get it. > > I have received a few very nice e-mails from European stations since my > posting this morning telling me to call them anytime I hear them (which is > very nice). > > 73, > Don > > On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 8:12 AM, Mark K3MSB <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Don > > > > I read your post with some interest and dismay as something similar > > happened to me last November > > > > 160M Wasn?t producing anything at my SR so I dropped down to 80 CW.??? I > > worked a few stations, one of which showed up as being worked a few years > > earlier on 80 CW.???? At that time I was logged into the low band chat > > room > > and that same DX station was on and made a non-positive comment that he > > had > > ?two repeats? this morning.??? I checked his website and he clearly says > > ?No Dupes?. > > > > A lot of times I do not have my PC up and running in the morning before > > work;? if I make a contact I just enter it as memo on my phone and enter > > it > > into the actual log when I get back from work.?? Working these ?No Dupe? > > guys really doesn?t worry me per se,? but if I?m trying to work them and > > they decide not to respond as I?m a ?dupe?,? then it wastes my time to do > > so. > > > >? Last night there were some nice EU sigs on TB and I worked several of > > them (all ?repeats? but they didn?t seem to care). > > > > 73 Mark K3MSB > > > > > > > > > I personally will come on tonight about 0000Z . . . usually for about an > > hour . . . and then again about 0300Z, to see if there's stations further > > west. (there seems no point in coming on at our Sunrise, around 0730, as > > there is actually NO peak in signal these days) > > > > Roger G3YRO > > > > _____ > > > > From: Mark K3MSB [mailto:[email protected]] > > Subject: Re: Topband: 160m DX Activity Night > > > > > > So what's the accepted practice of working stations again and again on > > 160M? > > > > > > If I've worked you once or twice in the past I won't answer your CQ, > > unless > > you're CQing with no responses, but then probably not. I've found in the > > past that ops don't want repeat customers, they want fresh fish. > > > > > > I've been doing other thingsin the shack and have heard EU stations CQing > > and CQing on TB but I don't answer as they're in my log quite a few times. > > Should I answer? > > > > > > 73 Mark K3MSB > > > > > >************************** > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
