I have a couple questions for those experienced running CW pile-ups: 1) I know its best to pick out a full callsign after just one call. My question is for those times when you can't pick out a full
question is for those times when you can't pick out a full callsign, is it better to send a partial call (e.g. 1AW 5NN4) to keep the rhythm going or should you pause and allow the pile-up to call se
More often than not I will respond to a partial call. However, I prefer to get the full call before sending an exchange, cuz in the heat of battle and QRM, sometimes the other guy doesn't realize you
Chris wrote:>I have a couple questions for those experienced running CW pile-ups: Pausing to let the pileup gain steam again is asking for it to grow out of control, especially if you're rare. Sendin
I would send 1AW 5NN4 There is another option, to send "1AW? KN" Never ask the pileup to call again, unless you didn't get any fragment of a callsign at all. When this happens, I intervene manually,
Hi Barry Thats a good idea. Another thing that is fun is to put the computer speaker on one of your radios and then practice copying calls in Morse Runner while tuning the other radio and copying cal
I almost never let the pile-up call again without making a transmission. One wants the pile-up to develop a rhythm... to know that you will make SOME kind of transmission after the first 3 seconds. T
Yes, usually. I would send W1AW's call a second time like "W1AW QSL TU DE K4RO" Hopefully this would let the mystery caller know that you just finished working W1AW, and not him. Sometimes an extra p