We (KH6AQ) were spotted on the obsolete CW DX cluster as KH6AY, KH6AZ, and
KH7AQ. Each time, we were clicked upon by a string of oblivious dupers.
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On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 3:31 PM Rob Van Geen <rvangeen@gmail.com> wrote:
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> You were spotted to DX cluster as "W3SKK" Saturday:
>
> Spotter Freq. DX Time Info Country
>
> K1KA
> 1806
> W3SKK
> 22:21 02 Dec 23
> United States
>
> This could explain the high dupe rate.
>
> tskk, tskk, tskk
>
> Rob - NH6V
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 11:15 AM <W3HKK@roadrunner.com> wrote:
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>> Tnx for the qso, Jim.
>>
>> I worked a mere six CA stations, fewer than half of the 7 land states,
>> one KH6. and a smattering of Carib/C.A. stations. Several locals gave
>> up early Fri night due to the poor/few signals ota.
>> I started at 2200z prompt and worked a so-so 109 stations during the
>> first 80 minutes. XYL announced dinner so I took an hour break, came
>> back and saw the rates declining -instead of increasing- and holes
>> appearing in the bandscope. Not many blockbuster sigs either, with
>> moderate QRN,
>>
>> Day 2 began with a bang...45% of my contacts were DUPES...until I
>> decided to check for the N1MM+ DUPE alert before gong back to the guy.
>> Id give his call, then say SRI-DUPE-and resume CQing. Miraculously
>> after a while the dupes went way down. (perhaps the friendly reminder
>> changed some behavior.) ( rather than just working them and letting
>> the software sort it out.) But spending half your time on dupes seemed
>> ridiculous.
>>
>> Also during both nights I heard only two Euros. But s they wee
>> replying to someone elses CQ I never had a chance to call them. So
>> zero Euros in the 2023 log. I reflected back to 2020 when 160 was wide
>> open to EU and it was great fun working them right and left.
>>
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