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

[Jeff Clarke]

Did anyone else notice there were again a lot of DX stations that weren't signing their calls for a long period of time? You can directly attribute this to packet spotting. For those who operate this way, don't you realise you are hurting yourself? Your dupe rate will be high. Also casual participants will just give up and move on if you never say your call.

As far as finding a run frequency as a little gun... My station is probably smaller than most of you. I don't even have a tower or any beams, just a collection of wire dipoles and loops in the trees. I will admit it's hard to find a run frequency on SSB but I've never had any problems finding a clear frequency high in the band's on CW. I've had many 100+ hours to EU up high. I have been doing HP lately since I bought a KPA500 last year but I've done it LP as well. Even made the top ten LP on CW a couple times with my peanut whistle station. If I can do it I bet all you fellow "little guns" with a simple tribander beam and wires can do this too.

Jeff KU8E

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