Congratulations Don on being so observant on the QSO with W1XYZ. Good idea
for the next time something like that happens. Always a new twist from
every contest.
With regard to DX Packet Cluster use, I would like it available for all
contests and all classes. Sure everyone doesn't have the access to either
a VHF hook-up or an internet connection to get the spots, but then we all
have different advantages and disadvantages.
See ya in the BARTG.
73,
Mike, K4GMH
At 10:03 AM 1/11/02 -0600, Hill, Don wrote:
>As I was looking through the results of the some of the RTTY contests
>last year from DJ3NG's RTTY Contest site, I came across UN6P's callsign
>which reminded of me of how I worked him this past weekend in Roundup.
>
>I was calling CQ and a station came back to me with:
>"UN6P DE W1XYZ (call changed to protect the innocent) W1XYZ W1XYZ"
>
>I came right back and gave W1XYZ a report and asked him to correct my
>callsign, which he did. He apologized for not changing the call in his
>entry
>window. I realized that if he had UN6P in his entry window, then UN6P
>must be close by.
>
>I told him "no problem", just tell me where UN6P was on the band.
>He told me up 5 khz. I ran up there and sure enough, there was
>UN6P calling CQ with no takers. I got a new multiplier!
>
>Just one of those little things that happens during the course of a
>contest that I don't always remember.
>
>Finding multipliers in strange ways reinforces my thoughts that use
>of the packetcluster is fine for some contests, but not others.
>I'm glad the packetcluster is not permitted for the Roundup. Going
>back and looking at the cluster spots after the contest, I realize
>that indeed the multipliers were there, I just did a poor job of
>finding them. Last year I was lucky in that more multipliers came
>to me when I was CQ'ing because condx were better. This year I was
>so concerned with my rate that I lost focus finding multipliers.
>Oh well... guess that's something I can work to improve on.
>
>Packetcluster use is permitted in the BARTG Sprint, which is good
>because it doesn't have large participation yet. It's a tough one
>for me to operate because it starts at 1200Z and nothing opens here
>'til about 1300Z, so the East Coast gets a good head start on me,
>but that makes it that much more challenging. Looking forward to it.
>
>73, Don AA5AU
>
>
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