[CQ-Contest] A Newcomers Question

[Cooper, Stewart]

There's always the possibility that he has multiple antennas and there's
a 5 ele monobander pointing at you (with a 2kw+ linear behind it), but
he is listening on a completely different antenna pointing in the
opposite direction (with a 2kw+ linear behind it). You hear the guys
he's working because they are beaming at him, and hence onwards to you,
but he is listening in the the opposite direction).
You also won't hear the loads of other stations that are local to you
calling him, and perhaps getting heard by him.
Stewart
GM4AFF/GM0F

-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dave Sloan
Sent: 30 October 2007 18:16
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] A Newcomers Question

Why is it during contests that I can hear a station at say 20db over S9
and that they never hear me. I had thought that it was my poor antenna
installation. But, yesterday I was talking with a friend that has a
tower and beam and he says they same thing happens to him. If this were
just a one time occurrence I would chalk it up to the other station just
not having any ears. But this happens numerous times during every
contest that I have worked. I can hear the other station working all
sorts of other stations. I have tuned in of the frequency of the station
they are working and then called them on that frequency. I've called
maybe 25 or 30 times over a 5 to 10 minute timeframe. I have heard the
same station at different times during the contest and on different
bands and yet every time I try to work them they don't hear me. Can
someone please explain what I am doing wrong.

TNX & 73,
Dave N0EOP

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