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[CQ-Contest] Callers on EXACTLY the same frequency

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Subject: [CQ-Contest] Callers on EXACTLY the same frequency
From: Scott Ellington <k9ma@sdellington.us>
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 18:51:24 -0600
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During some of my modest runs in the CW ARRL DX contest last weekend, it seemed many of the callers were on exactly the same frequency, making it really hard to pick out a call. This phenomenon seems to be getting worse. I wonder if this is because many of them are just clicking on a spot, and modern radios have such great frequency accuracy. It would help if operators using this technique would use the XIT to offset 50-100 Hz. (No more, or you'll end up too close to the neighbors.) If it doesn't already, perhaps someday software could introduce a random offset.

There were also, of course, some callers way off frequency. It's best to know just where your transmit frequency is, and to place it strategically.

73,

Scott  K9MA

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Scott Ellington  K9MA
Madison, Wisconsin, USA

k9ma@sdellington.us

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