OH1NOA wrote: Especially on CW my contest career's biggest pileups have been
in IOTA contest
I operate VHF rarely because of poor ops. Field Day comes next in quality.
IOTA is similar summer social event with much higher dynamics in EU.
I had several CW pile-ups this weekend with a modest TS-480+windom, no
internet setup. Partial calls, no ID helped the rate. When S&P, IV3CTS/p
would be rcvd as Greece, Clear_To_Send somehow detected, "who is portable".
YM YT7AW later complained of average 50 QSO/hour rate as our 20 m antenna
was not very good. But he couldn't believe that I got VY2TT on 80 m SSB and
we even moved to CW. N1LI was tough on 40 m. Another YM Hrle, 9A6XX
milenium ago couldn't understand how I got heavy CW pile-up with IC-735 +
windom from nearby island of Saint Nicolas.
DX-ped & CW robots made me humble so I can live with basic radio and wires
in these Olympic days! SAT TV & internet are more adictive J
LP MMM S56A
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