[CQ-Contest] Split operation in CQ WW CW

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Did this split operation cause a large number of people to lose 
contacts?  I guess I don't understand the big concern.  I don't think we 
were running out space.  Maybe if everyone feels the need to be in the 
bottom 50 but there was activity way up the bands.  I will admit to 
trying this from J6M for a very short period of time and it was a 
complete failure. 10m was wide open but signals were all about S5.  
Nobody would listen and the pileups were huge.  I was way up the band.  
Up 1 or 2 is certainly not common in contests and I don't think most are 
expecting it.  Sure it takes up more space.  So does running 1500w or 
more right?  We run split on SSB I guess that should be a no no too?  
What is the difference?

Mike W0MU

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On 8/27/2012 8:54 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
> I'd add just a note on spots ...   The real problem is people jumping on
> spots and all winding up on the same frequency, even if it is not
> zero-beat with the DX.  It rarely will be anyway, and a little judicious
> tweaking of the XIT control, or even (heaven forbid) tuning to center
> the DX in your pass-band while he signs, should bring you nicely out of
> the ruck without anyone having to send "up one" or whatever.  I'm sure
> Bob was talking about the up 5 splits, not something within 300 Hz or so.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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> On 8/27/2012 10:03 AM, Tom W8JI wrote:
>> <<<<
>> Bob probably meant to get across the concept that one  should not listen up
>> 5 as expeditions do so. If the pileup is really  getting out of hand, then
>> up 1 should be enough as long as those calling do not zero beat with each
>> other. >>>>
>>
>> Up 5 takes no more room than up 1, or any split much wider than the
>> bandwidth of filters.
>>
>> What really wastes space are splits that do not center people in one CW
>> channel width, especially  where people do not listen to see if a frequency
>> is already occupied.
>>
>> For example, calling up 4 or 4.5 while the station says up 5 will waste
>> space and hog the band.  Calling within a hundred cycles or so of up 5 uses
>> no more band space than calling within 100 cycles or so of up 1.
>>
>> I'd almost bet that the majority who try to call up some specific number
>> will be off + - at least 100 Hz just by accident. One way to encourage that
>> might be to operate a weird frequency, instead of exactly on a 500Hz or a
>> multiple of 500 Hz.
>>
>> It would be interesting to see what the real statistics are.
>>
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