With tongue firmly planted in cheek.....
Tuning up on the DX station is perfectly logical. It is one frequency you
know is working
After all, all of the other stations are calling and apparently the
frequency they chose is not
working or they would have gone elsewhere.
The was large leap of faith here perhaps that you can actually hear the
station. OTOH, someone
heard the station to make the spot so maybe actually hearing the station is
not all that important.
The spot still implies the frequency is (was?) actually working.
73, Larry W6NWS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Zimmerman N3OX" <n3ox@n3ox.net>
To: <topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: AAARRRAAGH ##$!@@!!
> >
>> If you must tune up when the band is open, and plan to call in a pile
>> up, look for a clear frequency away from the pile up and follow the
>> steps above.
>
>
> Or heck, pick the frequency you're ***going to use*** in the pileup.
>
> A pileup is basically a bunch of acceptable intentional QRM. While it's
> not
> acceptable to throw a carrier on a pileup *intentionally", it is vastly
> preferable to doing so over top of the DX.
>
> If I'm in a pileup for some DX on 1826.0 and someone spends one minute
> tuning up on 1827.0 when I'm trying to get through on 1827.3, that's
> probably going to work out
> seamlessly for everyone. I know better than to transmit dead on the dead
> carrier frequency!
>
> Plus that's the only way to get the TUNING PERFECTION that these stations
> are clearly after.
>
> But I"m not sure rationality has too much to do with it. Here's the
> tuner-upper timetable:
>
> 1) Cluster spot alarm goes off.
> 2) Cluster spot is clicked, radio QSYs.
> 3) Amp is tuned up
> 4) Split is turned on
> 5) Brain is engaged
> 6) Frequency is picked and calls begin
>
> If I'm being uncharitable, I view this as a mistake made by callous,
> stupid,
> and selfish people. But there's a different interpretation of steps one
> through four. Steps two through four are a REFLEX in response to the
> stimulus of step one. This is a very useful thing. First do action X,
> then engage brain. But if you're going to function in society you need to
> temper your reflexes with snap judgements.
>
> Tuning up on the DX is probably often like being a tough guy who knocks
> someone out for tapping him on the shoulder to ask directions.
> The basic reflex is probably critical in a lot of situations the tough guy
> gets in, but being unable to shut it off is a major problem.
>
> 73
> Dan
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