[CQ-Contest] RE: QRPers calling off freq

[Bob Wruble]

yea on some other reflector!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Hilding" <dx35 at hilding.com>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 5:52 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] RE: QRPers calling off freq


> (RE-Threaded from: Signing /QRP In Contests)
>
> I believe this is deserving of a separate Subject thread.
> ---
> Steve, K0SR, very appropriately made the following comment pertaining to
> QRP Contest Operators:
>
>  > Calling off frequency:  Learn how to zero beat.  If you're weak, AND on
the
>  > edge of the filter skirts you won't be heard.
>
> Thank you for mentioning this, Steve.  I sincerely hope your admonition
> will help some of the QRP ops, because this is a *big* problem.  Too many
> QRPers are shooting themselves in the foot (especially QRP JA ops as I've
> observed over the past months).
>
> A slight turn of the QRPers XIT knob can work pkay, but not what's
> currently being done.  Or, that they don't know how to equate their own
> sidetone monitoring Hz setting to "zero beat".  Maybe some of the QRPers
> who subscribe to CQ-CONTEST can help their brethern out by forwarding your
> helpful comment to ALL the QRP clubs/groups/organizations.  And, maybe
> conduct their own "zero beat alignment" tests :-)
>
> In a non-contest scenario where the station being called is working split
&
> tuning a wide frequency range "up", that's a different ballgame, of
course.
>
> 73...
>
> Rick, K6VVA
>
>
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