Jay, K4OGG, Asked:
Station 1 has mega-watts and is running stations on "his" frequency. I am
listening and hear Station 2 work Station 1. I need the Station 2
multiplier. What's the best way to work Station 2?
You suggestion of moving up a few hundred is a good one, especially if
the station you need is going methodically up/down the band. I've used
this several times, I'm sure many on this reflector have, too.
Another way I've gotten that needed mult was to simply jump in after
the initial QSO and say "W9XXX up one please" and work him there. This
generally works okay, but sometimes you can irritate the running station
by doing this. It also may not work if the station you need for the mult
is QSY'ing very quickly.
Last SS, this situation occurred on 80m. I was QRP, and I ran into a guy
from SC that was working a Big Gun. I needed SC for one of my last 4
mults. I screamed "SC here's QRP for you; please go up one," or something
like that. The Big Gun actually took time out fom his run, told the SC
guy there was a QRP station looking for him, and then the Big Gun STOOD
by while I quickly worked the SC mult on the Big Gun's freq. Needless to
say, I thanked the Big Gun profusely.
In actual time, the whole procedure took probably less than 30 seconds;
There is no question that the Big Gun's rate was interrupted by this, though.
Depending on the station calling him, he could have worked perhaps two
more QSO's, and maintained his rhythm regardless. He didn't have to
volunteer his freq, but he did. Depending on the Big Gun in question, you
may or may not have the same results; you may just get somebody very
upset at you.
Sean
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Sean Kutzko Amateur Radio: KF9PL
Urbana, IL DXCC:304 worked/300 cfmd
"All Good Things In All Good Time."
>From H. Ward Silver" <hwardsil@seattleu.edu Fri Sep 15 17:30:21 1995
From: H. Ward Silver" <hwardsil@seattleu.edu (H. Ward Silver)
Subject: Contest Technique
Message-ID: <Pine.3.07.9509150913.G10512-a100000@bach.seattleu.edu>
If you can sync it correctly, and can assume that the "runner" got the
exchange OK, then send your quarry's suffix and "UP" or "DOWN", as
appropriate. Don't wait for an acknowledgement, but move instantly to the
closest (pretty) clear frequency and call him with the full call several
times, then yours.
Remember the assumptions! If it works, station 1 never hears you (unless
he's QSK) and it doesn't disrupt his/her run one bit. Station 2 is
waiting to hear station 1 QSL the exchange and so will hear the suffix and
QSY direction. This really, really works, with minimal disruption to
either station 1 or 2.
If station 1 and 2 are having trouble with the exchange, or there's heavy
QRM/QRN, this won't work and you will cause problems. In that case, try
to guess where station 2 is going and call there.
If station 2 isn't clued in, you're out of luck and have to resort to the
outguessing.
Gee, it must be getting close to Sweepstakes time again!
73, Ward N0AX
>From k2mm@MasPar.COM (John Zapisek K2MM) Fri Sep 15 18:46:38 1995
From: k2mm@MasPar.COM (John Zapisek K2MM) (John Zapisek K2MM)
Subject: Sultans Sweep NCJ Dayton PhotoFest
Message-ID: <9509151746.AA22940@greylock.local>
My Sep/Oct NCJ came yesterday, and it's still only early September!
Thumbing pages from the back, the first thing that caught my eye
was the Dayton PhotoFest by photoman Bruce/WW1M. I went to Dayton
last April for the first time in 15+ years, and the photos really
brought back how much fun it was to be there!
The Sultans of Shwing got a clean sweep with 3-1/2 mults. Here's
the list of celebrities:
KA9FOX
N0BSH
WE9V (twice!)
WX9E (half Sultan)
K1AR
K1DG
K1VR
K3NA
K3WW
K5ZD
K9CJK
K9JK
KE9QT
KS9K
NP4Z
S56A/N1YU
W2SC
W3LPL
W3ZZ
W6QHS
W9RE
WN4KKN
ZS6NW
73. --John/K2MM
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