[CQ-Contest] CQ WW end of contest observations

[David Kopacz]

I am not surprised. At 6Y1V, due to the 1 point disadvantage between NA
Caribbean and SA Caribbean, we often operate below 14.150Mhz when the
band is open to Europe. You would be surprised to know how many US
stations will travel out of band to call us.

I simply inform them they are "out of band" and do not work them! Many
reply with a simle "Oooops" and move along. The second VFO often reveals
those that don't care and continue to work the other stations below
14.150Mhz, many of those whom will log these illegal contacts.

Dave ~ KY1V


-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Peter Voelpel
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 11:57 PM
To: 'reflector cq-contest'
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CQ WW end of contest observations

Interesting was to listen on 7240, a station from KL7 land worked pileup
with Europe simplex!
Somebody told him that is is illegal and he had to work split, then he
worked split with Europe but listened on 7245!

And many stations run on 14.350, after being told that they worked out
of
band some insisted to be within band limits, others moved and were
immediately replaced by another caller

73
Peter

-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike Fatchett
Sent: Montag, 27. Oktober 2008 23:39
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] CQ WW end of contest observations

I was mobile on my way back to Colorado from Montana and at the end of
the
contest I noticed a fairly large number of stations working stations
well
after the closing bell.

My watch is synchronized with WWV.  Is it too much to ask that people
use
clocks and computers that are accurate in this day and age?

The WW exchange takes about 2 seconds on each side.  The contest ends
when
the clock hits 0000 not 0001.

One other pet peeve was a Caribbean or Central American station that was
not
giving out a report each contact.    

I managed to work a handful of stations with my mobile setup (20m) and
tried
to work a couple of others twice.  There were some very loud EU and AF
stations coming in at times even with the poor conditions.

For what it is worth

Mike W0MU

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