Scott,
You're correct that he was listening where he was transmitting and also on
7033.
7033 is actually pretty low in the band and likely to stir up some DX CW
operator opposition, but yes, he was hoping to attract some DX callers down
there.
The main reason he was doing this was most likely to be able to allow
stations that might be using lesser antennas or lower power to get through
with much, much less QRM than what was likely up there around 7128 - which,
by the way, is about as low as anyone in the USA should transmit on fone
(LSB) to avoid going out of the band at 7125.
You should tune around down in the range from 7040 through 7125 and listen
for DX stations operating split and listening in the US band. You might hear
them doing the same thing, "listening this frequency and 7245" or they might
say "listening this frequency and two forty-five (meaning 7245). This is a
great way to work DX more easily than fighting with all the transceive QRM
from 7128 to 7200.
73,
Bob W5OV
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From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Scott
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 2:49 PM
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] newbie question about split operating
Hi all;
I was enjoying the CQWW-SSB contest and I heard a station working
split (I think!). This is the first radio I have owned that would work
split and so I have never used that technique even though I knew what it was
from reading about it. The bands got a little dead on 40m so I figured that
I would try to understand what this operator was doing and learn something
new, but I couldn't figure it out--thus the question.
The operator was on 7.128.30 (on my dial) and kept saying (exact
words) "this frequency and 'seven zero three three'". Now, I know enough to
know this means that he was listening on this "other" frequency and
transmitting on the one I gave, but I couldn't find it. (Someone might even
know who he is just from the freq., but I didn't put the call in my log and
it is not important)
I tried adding 0.7033, 7.033 and 70.33 but I couldn't find anyone
calling him even by just tuning up and down from this freq and listening.
Since he had a really good strong signal I figured that he might be trying
to contact some DX stations in a country that could transmit SSB at 7.033MHz
(CW band) and that way keep low-point U.S. stations from calling him, but
there was nothing on SSB there that I could hear either.
The question is, what was he doing? By saying only "seven zero
three three" he lost me-- 'up 7.033' would seem clearer, but that is not
what I heard during the time I listened to him.
Thanks for any thoughts, and, if I worked you during the contest,
thanks for being so patient with a nervous newbie!
Scott AA0AA
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