[CQ-Contest] How close is too close?

[Zack Widup]

I got to use Elecraft K3's for the first time at the K9CT contest
station last weekend. I had no trouble with stations 100 or 200 Hz
away except for one station that had horrendous key clicks. I liked
those radios so much I'm thinking of getting one now.

73, Zack W9SZ


On 2/21/12, somata90924 at mypacks.net <somata90924 at mypacks.net> wrote:
> its called THE CONTEST  ask to qsy and you are ''ignored'or ''why should I",
> or ''go away",,,,thats why it is all about power and antennas,,,,,,,, it is
> the CONTEST
>
> joe w6vnr
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Randy Thompson K5ZD <k5zd at charter.net>
>>Sent: Feb 20, 2012 6:16 AM
>>To: sawyered at earthlink.net, cq-contest at contesting.com
>>Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] How close is too close?
>>
>>> Numerous times this weekend I am being asked to QSY when "firing up"
>>> about
>>> 350 to 500hz away from a BIG GUN Multi.  One of them was 10 over to me on
>>> 40M and I had zero problem hearing the noise floor where I was sitting
>>> and
>>> was actually running at 100 rate.  Yet this clearly bothered the other
>>> op.
>>> What's with this?
>>
>>It's called defense.
>>
>>Some stations are more aggressive at it than others.
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
>>> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Edward Sawyer
>>> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 11:56 AM
>>> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
>>> Subject: [CQ-Contest] How close is too close?
>>>
>>> It is interesting that I hear all these great reports of how wonderful
>>> the
>>> (plug in your favorite radio here) receiver is for close channel
>>> separation and brick wall blah blah blah.  Usually the venerable FT1000MP
>>> is used as a comparison dummy in the statement.  I run 2 of them here.
>>> And low power (which for this past weekend was 150W).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Numerous times this weekend I am being asked to QSY when "firing up"
>>> about
>>> 350 to 500hz away from a BIG GUN Multi.  One of them was 10 over to me on
>>> 40M and I had zero problem hearing the noise floor where I was sitting
>>> and
>>> was actually running at 100 rate.  Yet this clearly bothered the other
>>> op.
>>> What's with this?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Why would the FT1000MP Low Power guy be bothering the full power guy with
>>> much newer and clearly better gear?  Is it that they are expecting 700 -
>>> 1000hz of quiet breathing room in one of the biggest CW contests of the
>>> year on an open band?  I certainly hope not.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So what is the opinion from the group?  With the great rated receivers
>>> out
>>> there, how close can someone get on CW and not really bother your run?
>>> For me its 350hz.  Inside that and it causes problems.  If I hear 2 guys
>>> 700 - 900hz apart, I am slipping in between.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Maybe I should buy an amp and really push the impact out there.  With low
>>> power, I shouldn't be your worst problem.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ed  N1UR
>>>
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