[CQ-Contest] QZB (Suggestion)

[Joe]

Wow,

I thought this was common practice, to move slightly off the pile.  I 
always do that I look for a tone in the mess that no one else is 
seemingly neat and go there to squirt in my call.  I thought everyone 
did this.  i guess not.

When in a Big test like this past weekend if the rig was capable of it 
I'd even set the XIT to be slightly off.

Joe WB9SBD

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On 2/21/2011 8:56 AM, Robert Brandon wrote:
> I noticed the same thing when I was at ZF1A last year for CQWW CW.  It used
> to be that maybe 2/3 of the stations would be zero beat.  Now it seems it's
> almost 100%.  This weekend in our M/S at K5TR, whenever I'd go
> point-and-shooting, I'd just turn on a bit of XIT and leave it on as I moved
> from spot to spot.
>
> Next time I'm DX, I may try "QZB".  I may also try the XIT on my end.  Up
> for one QSO, down a bit for the next, twist it a bit while transmitting,
> whatever works.
>
> Robert K5PI
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of K6VVA - Rick
> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 7:08 AM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] QZB (Suggestion)
>
> During my part-time long haul high-latency Internet remote operation as
> KP2CW in the ARRL CW DX Contest this past weekend, compared to observations
> as VP2VVA in 2009, I'll ballpark about a TEN FOLD INCREASE in the frequency
> (pun) of a unique type of packet cluster related pileup problem.  I predict
> this will get worse year after year.
>
>
>
> Not just your basic run-of-the-mill contest mini-pileups, but of the type
> where everyone was exactly ZERO BEAT (or within a few Hz) apparently as a
> result of point-and-click with no single station loud enough to rise above
> the pack.  I'm usually pretty good at grabbing partial calls (or fractions
> thereof) to respond to, but at times with a deluge of S9+20dB signals
> (possibly just the top 'layer') all starting and ending as a unison ZERO
> BEAT 'pumping mass', it was impossible.  The swarm would start and stop,
> start and stop in unison, until someone finally someone woke up and moved
> off dead center a bit or slipped in a QRQ call during the momentary lull.
> What a time waster for everyone.  During several of these episodic events, I
> actually sent 'you guys are all zero beat' in hopes the sharper ops would
> grasp what was happening on my end and take evasive action.  Without some
> kind of head's up, who can really tell what's going on unless they are on
> the 'other end' ?
>
>
>
> So.......
>
>
>
> Having a simple Q-Signal to alert everyone as to this type of 'Ground Hog
> Day' scenario on the other end of the pileup could be productive for all.
> I'd suggest 'QSO' (for 'Spread Out'), but that one is already taken in the
> list of Q-Signals.  Therefore, my suggestion is to use 'QZB' (a/k/a You guys
> are ALL ZERO BEAT) as a head's up to move UP or DOWN a tad from dead center
> for these types of point-and-click packet spot pileup nightmares.  Checking
> my log, I did not find one single entry for a station with the suffix 'QZB'
> which is good :^)
>
>
>
> For those interested in Remote Contesting, I'll include some details on the
> KP2CW 'tragedies and triumphs' experienced over the weekend in my upcoming
> 3830 post.
>
>
>
> FWIW&  73...
>
>
>
> Rick, K6VVA * The Locust
>
> Remote Contesting Advocate
>
>
>
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