Pete - looking at the reports scores on 3830, I see a lot of "84"s showing up
under sections claimed, doesn't seem to have been that much harder to work NT
this year than other years.
Personally, I like the Sweep being hard to get. I think part of the challenge
is judging whether to spend the time in a pileup to get the mult or to move on
and that is a good thing. The "tragedy of the commons" problems with the
poor/rude operating habits of callers, exacerbated by skimmer spotting, is part
of DXing and contesting.
This year I abandoned the VY0ERC pileup the first time, but left that freq in
one ear while I worked the contest on 20 and 40. I heard him get much louder
and went back and got through in a few minutes. In other years, I've set up
shop calling CQ a few Khz higher than the NT station and had him call in many
minutes later after he abandoned the unruly pileup. Other years I just haven't
gotten the Sweep! Still fun, like fishing when that big one slips off the
hook...
As I mentioned in my earlier comment, if there were to be any changes I'd like
to see ops be able to request NOSPOTME of the skimmer network, which to work
would also require the authentication issue to be addressed.
73 John K3TN
Pete said: "I've read all these complaints, and I generally agree. but on
Sunday, in SS, when the only VY0 then on the bands is being deluged with
mis-timed or downright unthinking repeats, split would have been a boon to
many, and as for the argument about interfering with other QSO efforts, have
you listened to SS on Sunday recently - or ever?"
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