Hi Mike
I absolutely disagree with your analysis of how to work dx with lesser
equipment. Timing is everything, but to try to put your call at the front
end and think that you as a peanut whistle are going to work the station,
you're going to be wrong 98% of the time (sometimes you just get lucky -
more likely the pileup hasn't shown up yet). The biggest burst of sound is
at the very beginning when the station in commencing to listen. Your best
chance is to work on some timing that will place your call during a slight
lull. This lull will not be at the very beginning, but somewhere after the
major burst of calls are sent in which the station was not able to discern
anything and is frantically listening for someone to sign and not get
clobbered by six other signals. Find that lull and you will work plenty of
rare dx.
73
Red
K0LUZ
>
> > At 03:22 PM 2/25/01 -0500, Tom Rauch wrote:
> > >
> > >Often I just listen in contests. Hearing both ends, it is very plain
> > >QSK is not always the issue. Quite often the other person doesn't
> > >even wait for the first person to finish!!
> >
>
> In my current (lack of) antenna situation I find that I
> absolutely must be
> the first signal heard to catch the ear of the station calling CQ
> (assuming
> multiple callers). I cannot be slow on the response and simply overpower
> anyone else. So I find myself poised to send my call and sometimes the
> other station ends his exchange in an unexpected way (a "K" or an extra
> "TEST" or similar) and I get tricked. Usually, I can hear it just as it
> comes out and I stop, wait and restart. Sometimes, I'm sure, I "miss".
>
> 73 Mike N2MG
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