This years top band contest was a mixed experience. On one hand, a WW contest
is always a thrill, but on the other hand this one was very frustrating. Why?
Too many stations on too little room. This leads to a situation where you have,
within minutes after the contest started, a string of pearls of strong
(overpowering) stations continuously calling CQ TEST, often not hearing
stations coming back to them. My frustration was that I heard weaker US
stations calling under the strong europeans. If I tried to call one of them I
immediately heard the europoean cry "QSY"
or "LID" or ... Evidently he did not even hear the other station.
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What you describe is excactly why I am not participating in this event.
I just go in for a couple of hours and working stations high in frequency,
where there usually is less QRM.
BTW The suggestion to send your call only once is a good one. More than ever
is DX lost due to strong
EUropean station sending his call 3-4 times. Even experienced topband DXers
are sinners !!
73 Rag LA5HE
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