Fw: [CQ-Contest] Hear and be heard

[Chris Hurlbut]

>Decent operator can work them at about 8 stations a minute on
> SSB or CW, if gets cooperation. 

Cooperation.... I think this is the key word here... If a DX station asks
for a station, do NOT send your call in there randomly! It only slows
things down.  Even if the DX heard wrong, and no one answers, it's better
than 4 or 5 others giving their call when the DX thinks he has heard
someone he wants to work.  One thing I have noticed is that *A LOT* of the
"Big Guns"  will keep calling regardless.  Probably because they know they
are loud, and will be heard.  Sometimes I will ask for only Central and
South America when running stateside.  Probably 90% of the time I get
answers, and most likely a mult doing that.  That is when a lot of the "Big
Guns" will call in from the states.  That just wastes everyones time! 
Everyone keeps talking about how the JA's are very courteous and how
patient they are in pile ups... they are!  I love running JA's!  Many
contesters might want to take a few lessons from them....
I don't mean to make anyone mad, I am just reporting what I have observed.
-Chris WL7KY

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> From: K3BU at aol.com
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Hear and be heard
> Date: Friday, March 12, 1999 18:01
> 
> 
> In a message dated 3/12/99 9:32:44 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> dennisv at qualcomm.com writes:
> 
> << I don't mean to be rude or flippant but can you list
>  some of the other ways to control the pile-up
>  other than not giving your call. I realize you can go by 
>  call areas. What else?  >>
> 
> Get involved in contesting, the best school of top notch operating. The
recipe
> is: work them fast, or faster than they are coming on. Split frequency 3
to 5
> kHz up or down. Decent operator can work them at about 8 stations a
minute on
> SSB or CW, if gets cooperation. Stations should give a full call, not
this
> "last two letters" nonsense, which requires repeats. Not giving call is
stupid
> and creates only dupes. It takes as much time to say "Tee Thirty Alpha"
as
> "Quuue AAAr Zeeed". If pileup gets too deep, go by districts, or jump to
new
> frequency/band and leave packetniks screaming their heads off on the old
one.
> Back in old days with no packet, stations would be coming on frequency
almost
> one by one as they discovered the station = smooth operation. Now you
have
> announcements on packet and - Bingo - instant deep pileup. Just like in
> anything else - you got good operators and not so got. With not so good
you
> just have to scream a little longer. Enjoy it while they are there!
> Wanna see demonstration? Please work me in WPX contest on 160m. Let's see
if
> can work more than 8 a minute. This year domestic QSOs count for 1 point,
no
> more zero point nonsense!
> 
> GL, Yuri. 
> K3BU, VE3BMV, VE1BY, P40A
> XJ1BY or VA1A in WPX SSB
> 
> 
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