I also use CW-reverse on my TS850 and tune from high end of the band
down.
That way, I don't keep following the same station all the way up the
band,
getting beat out for every new mult. But it is a surprise when someone
else
follows me down the band. :-)
73, Gerry K8GT
----- Original Message -----
From: David Hachadorian <k6ll@adelphia.net>
Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 10:21 pm
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Looking at my log
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Frenaye" <frenaye@pcnet.com>
> To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 11:12 PM
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Looking at my log
>
>
> > When doing search/pounce for QSOs, do most people tune
> > only one way? Mostly low to high? When I tune I like to
> > hear a new signal starting with a high pitch, the I stop
> > when it gets close to 450/500 Hz.
>
> It was the TS-930 that used LSB on cw. I had one too, and
> now use "cw-reverse" on the TS-850. I also think most people
> tune from the low end of the band to the high end. I think
> you get more "collisions" if you are swimming against the
> main stream. I'm sure everyone likes to tune from high pitch
> to low pitch, rather than have a station pop right up out of
> zero beat, and most rigs default to USB.
>
> Now, all I have to do is figure out why my multiplier in the
> Sprint is consistently lower than other people who have
> similar qso totals. Maybe that is the true benefit of so2r,
> which I don't do in the Sprint.
>
> Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
> Yuma, AZ
>
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