[CQ-Contest] Pileups and calling freqs

[Randy Thompson K5ZD]

Correction.  300 Hz is a bit much.  30-100 Hz will keep you in the passband,
yet stand out from the crowd.

Listen to the last guy he worked to know if you should move up or down.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Randy
> Thompson K5ZD
> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2018 5:06 PM
> To: cqtestk4xs at aol.com; cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Pileups and calling freqs
> 
> What Bill said.  The XIT is your best weapon for busting nasty (any)
> pileups.  300 Hz above or below will help you stand out compared to the
> continuous tone of the guys who tune well or click on spots.  I used the
> XIT a lot this past weekend~!
> 
> 
> Randy, K5ZD
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Bill
> > kollenbaum via CQ-Contest
> > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2018 1:35 PM
> > To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> > Subject: [CQ-Contest] Pileups and calling freqs
> >
> > After listening to howling pileups all weekend, I have a tip for some
> > of the less experienced guys.
> > When 5, 10 or 15 guys are all calling on the same freq, especially
> > with AGC on it sounds like one tone with QSB.  Unless you have a huge
> > signal you sound like part of the single tone.  Do yourself a favor
> > and go up or down a bit and call.  You would not believe how many of
> > the lesser signals I responded to since I could hear them slightly up
> > or down.  Since QRM is not as big an issue as back on the mainland I
> > can run with the filters wider and have no problem with guys calling off
> freq.
> > I'm sure many of the big guns have the same issue.
> > Bill K4XS (KH7B, KH7XS)
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