Author: Bill kollenbaum via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2018 18:34:56 +0000 (UTC)
After listening to howling pileups all weekend, I have a tip for some of the less experienced guys. When 5, 10 or 15 guys are all calling on the same freq, especially with AGC on it sounds like one t
I often pull out a callsign or part of a callsign by discerning the difference in the beats between loud guys calling on exactly the same frequency - the ever-present qsb makes that possible. And the
What Bill said. The XIT is your best weapon for busting nasty (any) pileups. 300 Hz above or below will help you stand out compared to the continuous tone of the guys who tune well or click on spots.
Correction. 300 Hz is a bit much. 30-100 Hz will keep you in the passband, yet stand out from the crowd. Listen to the last guy he worked to know if you should move up or down. ______________________
I found that to be very true this weekend: (polar path) + pretty unique suffix (AAA) =able to break many pileups easily. Pretty large pileups on my end -- always easy to pick out high-side or low-sid
I totally agree. An added fillip - it is extremely likely that cluster spots on CW will not be in zero beat with the CQing station, because of rounding to the nearest 100 Hz division. The only thin
It is a good exercise to answer only if the station call you , if the station sends only a number and two letters check that are YOUR number and letters and don't call if didn't match...... I was suf
What would be considered QRQ needed to break the pileups for the CQWW contest? I heard many stations running at 40+ and D41CV was probably to the fastest I heard...who knows how fast he was going. I'
...unless there's already a pile on that side. Then, if you're a little guy at least, you go the other side. :) -- Michael Adams | mda@n1en.org Correction. 300 Hz is a bit much. 30-100 Hz will keep y
I find that just 20 or 30 Hz off zero beat allows me to pick out one signal, so that's all I shift the XIT when I'm calling. That way I can be pretty sure I'm still in the receiver passband. 73, Scot
But remember, others are doing that, too! 73, Scott K9MA -- Scott K9MA k9ma@sdellington.us _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lis
Program an S&P macro to send your call slightly offset. I use -50 Hz. My N1MM macro for the K3 is F9 XIT W6SX,{CAT1ASC XT1;RO-0050;}W6SX . Use experience and situation awareness to decide whether to
Thanks, W6SX. Good idea. I use N1MM as well, but have not explored all the possibilities. I need to find the syntax for the IC-7300, then I'll edit the F4 macro. This CQWW CW was only the second time