Hi Jim, I'm one of the the W3AO Field Day 20 meter SSB operators. Of course I use your tried and true method to find a clear frequency, but some newbie operators occasionally call me to complain that I'm transmitting off frequency...
73 Frank W3LPL ----- Original Message ----- From: "K9YC" <[email protected]> To: "topband" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2025 10:07:50 PM Subject: Re: Topband: Proposal: Off-Frequency CQ Calling on 160 m On 11/20/2025 8:07 PM, Karel Matousek wrote: > I would like to make a small suggestion regarding CQ calling practices > on 160 meters. Many stations tend to call CQ exactly on whole-number > frequencies, such as 1812.0 kHz, 1822.0 kHz, Hi Karel, Only running on round number frequencies seems crazy to me. In my 68 years of contesting, I've NEVER done that intentionally. Rather, I ALWAYS find an operating frequency by probing for open spots between whatever stations I can hear. The only time I set my rig to a round number frequency is to work one of the WSJT modes, but I'm never transmitting on that frequency, but rather at some offset above that frequency that looks open. 73, Jim K9YC _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
