Well, almost... They still need to be spotted!
The rest of the world besides the US wants to work them too! :-)
Len K1NU
-----Original Message-----
From: BobD <k1vv@tmlp.com>
To: Richard B Drake <rbdrake@erols.com>; writelog@contesting.com
<writelog@contesting.com>
To: <writelog@contesting.com>
Date: Friday, November 03, 2000 5:05 PM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Packet enhancement request
>
>If any one says they NEVER did this ... they never worked the 40 meter
>phone during a DX contest ....
>You can get easily caught when some one spots an EU who is working his own
>frequency... not split ...
>and this happened a few times last weekend .... these should not be
>spotted ... but they still are ...
>K1VV
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Richard B Drake" <rbdrake@erols.com>
>To: <writelog@contesting.com>
>Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 3:06 PM
>Subject: RE: [WriteLog] Packet enhancement request
>
>
>>
>> When working split on 40 I try to make a habit of taking a split
>> second glance at the frequency readout after hitting the PTT
>> button and before speaking. Being on the wrong side of the split
>> is a mistake that's just too easy to make. As you mention
>> sometimes it's jut a matter of not hitting the button hard enough.
>> One thing that's good to know is that no one is doing it on
>> purpose and we are all looking for better ways to avoid the error.
>>
>> ---
>> 73, Rich - W3ZJ
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: owner-writelog@contesting.com
>> > [mailto:owner-writelog@contesting.com]On Behalf Of
>> > Laurence 'Mike'
>> > Hammer
>> > Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 2:07 PM
>> > To: Scott Babb
>> > Cc: writelog@contesting.com
>> > Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Packet enhancement request
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > At 10:38 PM 11/2/00 -0500, Scott Babb wrote:
>> > >Not that this has happened to me, mind you... Well, at
>> > >least I've zeroed out the points and mults when it has.
>> >
>> >
>> > Hey Scott,
>> >
>> > Despite what the pundits howl I think everybody does it
>> > once in a
>> > while. One guy complained about others doing this on
>> > another list I was
>> > on; funny since I'd heard him do it chasing a Saudi
>> > call the previous
>> > day! Kept my mouth shut then, today the more outspoken
>> > me would have
>> > nailed him online.
>> >
>> > I didn't push the qsx button hard enough on a 40m Euro
>> > this past weekend,
>> > hit transmit and W6XR was looking over my shoulder.
>> > Boy did he yell, right
>> > as I saw it too. Darn near came out of the chair. He
>> > was right of course,
>> > so I punched the split button harder and worked him.
>> > What else can we do,
>> > they're called honest mistakes. If you don't make any
>> > you're not trying
>> > hard enough. I used to race motorcycles; if you didn't
>> > fall down once in a
>> > while you weren't finding the edge.
>> >
>> > The really funny ones to me are when you're doing an
>> > SSB test, a RTTY spot
>> > pops up, you hit it, see the freq, hear the deedles and
>> > then a bunch of
>> > voices calling... ;))) Heard that a few times in the
>> > CQWW. Listening
>> > first is definately the way to go.
>> >
>> > 73 de Mike N2VR
>> >
>> >
>> >
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