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

[Paul Jones]

In the last contest i entered, I ran assisted, and it seemed not as many
stations were spotted as in years before, I soon ran out of multipliers in
N1MM and had to start searching and found many more that way, and the same
in reverse, when trying to run (1kw/tribander at 60ft) I get great reports,
but the amount of people spotting me was way down, and it seems some people
only seems to spot certain stations, you can watch people spotting and
working up the band spotting stations, and you know they will be on your
frequency soon, you work them, and they don't spot you, and move on and
spot others, very inconsistent...

Next one i'll probably run unassisted....

Paul - NN4F

*Paul Jones - NN4F*
*Ridgeville, SC EM93TB*

*Email: paul at nn4f.com <paul at nn4f.com>*
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On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Jeff Clarke <ku8ejeff at mediacombb.net> wrote:

> 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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