On 7/28/19 at 11:47 AM, k...@audiosystemsgroup.com (Jim Brown) wrote:
An obvious solution is to not call CQ all the time, but spend
most of our time listening instead. :) That's always been my
practice on both bands where I use FT8, 160M and 6M. It also
minimizes my QRM to others wanting to hear the weak signals
that may be needed grids or DXCC.
A bit of push back for Jim. Sometimes when I have a good run of
S&P, I'm transmitting in almost every other slot, almost as if I
were calling CQ. If I'm making QSOs, at least my transmit
frequency is mostly unused, so I don't need to change.
If I'm answering CQs but not making QSOs, I'll sit out a cycle
to see whether there is a strong signal on the frequency I'm
using for transmit. However, just because I can't see any
signals there doesn't mean that there isn't a strong station in
my skip zone, keeping me from getting through. I'll usually
change frequencies on general principles, just incase there is
an intefering station I can't detect.
When I'm operating at QRP power levels, I frequently will call
CQ on the theory that anyone who comes back can copy my weak
signal. With more power, I can hope that I'll be heard, but I
have gotten -22 reports when transmitting at over 750 watts.
73 Bill AE6VJ
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