[CQ-Contest] Your DX Spots during the ARRL SSB DX Contest

[Barry N1EU]

Ron, I think your experience is common.

And I'll repeat once more:  We need an S&P only category in the major dx
contests!  Give folks a viable option if they choose to avoid all the
out-muscling, splattering/key-clicking infringement, might-is-right
experience of running.

73, Barry N1EU

On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 2:52 PM, Ron Notarius W3WN <wn3vaw at verizon.net>
wrote:

>  I can't speak for anyone else on this Steve, but as a very little pistol
> running 100 Watts to verticals, trying to maintain a run frequency can
> be... challenging.
>
>
> If the band opens and a few stations start calling, sooner or later
> (usually sooner) someone pops up an "out muscles" me to take over the
> frequency.  Sometimes it's one of the DX -- calls me, then calls CQ after
> the contact is completed; sometimes it's someone in North America whom I
> may not always hear.
>
>
> [ For the record... This is an observation, not a complaint. ]
>
>
> So I simply don't bother any longer.  I just do near 100% S&P.  Much less
> aggravation, even if my total score is way down from what I could do with a
> decent run or two.
>
>
> BTW, thanks for the mult on 20 yesterday.  Sorry it was the only band I
> heard you on!
>
>
> 73, ron w3wn
>
> On 03/07/16, Stephen Bloom wrote:
>
> The other thing I'll add ....being DX for this contest is ...that
> relatively
> few US/Canada stations were running ....period. I operated assisted ...but
> also did extensive tuning .....and out of 1900 plus Qs ..only 50 or so were
> S&P.
>
> 73
> Steve KL7SB
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Barry N1EU
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2016 3:53 AM
> To: cq-contest reflector <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Your DX Spots during the ARRL SSB DX Contest
>
> Based on my experience this weekend, I've got to question whether more than
> a handful of assisted European operators even tune the bands, rather than
> just click on spots. Not sure if assisted American operators were any
> different.
>
> 73, Barry N1EU
>
>
> > Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2016 12:32:37 -0500 (EST)
> > From: donovanf at starpower.net
> >
> > An unexpected side effect of CW Skimmers in CW DX contests is that
> > many operators no longer spot DX stations in any DX contest. Good
> > sportsmanship suggests that if you use DX spots this weekend you
> > should also contribute at least as many DX spots.
> >
> >
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