In the ARRL DX Contest, I was forced to use the same tactic as
VR2BrettGraham - after a few minutes into a run, with a rate of 100+/hr
the mob would arrive, driving my rate down below 30. Although I could
copy several callsigns without difficulty, the incessant calling by some
stations prevented my responses being heard. I reverted to S&P while
looking for a vacant channel. My (flawed) theory was if what seemed like
most of NA was piled up calling me, then a vacant spot would be easy to
find. It usually wasn't.
Maybe I'm missing something, but if I had worked some rare multipliers I
wouldn't share that info with my competitors until the scores were posted.
73
Ken ZL1AIH
P.S. Brett - do you have TRlog info for the Commonwealth Contest?
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