Or Stewart it could be like me in the CQWWSSB where I accidentally had the
attenuator on with the FT1000 and was working a pileup to the US amazed at how
weak the stations were, interestingly I was hitting over 300 per hour on a spot
QSO rate so I might use the tactic more often :-)
Trent and Lorraine Sampson
| PO Box 1647 | Toowoomba QLD | 4350| Mobile 0408 497550
Ham Radio Call Sign : VK4TI
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From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Cooper, Stewart
Sent: Thursday, 1 November 2007 1:05 AM
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] A Newcomers Question
There's always the possibility that he has multiple antennas and there's a 5
ele monobander pointing at you (with a 2kw+ linear behind it), but he is
listening on a completely different antenna pointing in the opposite direction
(with a 2kw+ linear behind it). You hear the guys he's working because they are
beaming at him, and hence onwards to you, but he is listening in the the
opposite direction).
You also won't hear the loads of other stations that are local to you calling
him, and perhaps getting heard by him.
Stewart
GM4AFF/GM0F
-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dave Sloan
Sent: 30 October 2007 18:16
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] A Newcomers Question
Why is it during contests that I can hear a station at say 20db over S9 and
that they never hear me. I had thought that it was my poor antenna
installation. But, yesterday I was talking with a friend that has a tower and
beam and he says they same thing happens to him. If this were just a one time
occurrence I would chalk it up to the other station just not having any ears.
But this happens numerous times during every contest that I have worked. I can
hear the other station working all sorts of other stations. I have tuned in of
the frequency of the station they are working and then called them on that
frequency. I've called maybe 25 or 30 times over a 5 to 10 minute timeframe. I
have heard the same station at different times during the contest and on
different bands and yet every time I try to work them they don't hear me. Can
someone please explain what I am doing wrong.
TNX & 73,
Dave N0EOP
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