W2UP (in the thread about changes in CQ WW WPX rules) said:
"I operated just a few hours in SS CW on Sunday afternoon. It's always
interesting to see how quickly some prec A/B guys find my 100W/dipole
signal within the first few minutes of establishing a CQ frequency."
Sorry I missed you, Barry.
When I CQ in SS CW with my 100W and a dipole I, too, try to notice who is
replying (that means I am not doing SO2R or brewing coffee while running
the contest). If I'm getting a big majority of "U" replies, I infer that
I'm not loud enough to attract the knob-tuning non-assisted op's. If I get
lots of A/B/Q precedences, I figure I'm doing pretty well.
I used to suspect that some of those "non-assisted" callers were
suspicious, at least in the days before everybody (except me) had their own
Skimmer or equivalent. But I think there is a reasonable explanation.
At any moment in SS there are hundreds of non-assisted op's tuning for
QSOs. If only a few percent of those find you every minute, you will have
a lot of callers.
So, enjoy. And spend more time in SS (I need the QSO).
73, Art K3KU
Gettin' QRV for SS SSB
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