[CQ-Contest] Zero Beat packet pileups-a solution ! QZB

[Barry W2UP]

Agree.  Or at least default setting should be on.

Barry W2UP

On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 6:45 PM rjairam at gmail.com <rjairam at gmail.com> wrote:

> I thought this was a pretty old feature. But it's a good one. And it
> should be locked and not able to be disabled. There is absolutely no
> good reason to disable this. Use your vfo knob if you want to zero
> beat.
>
> 73
> Ria, N2RJ
>
> On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 5:37 PM Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
> >
> > A relatively new phenomenon has emerged more prevalently in contesting
> on CW
> > in the last few years.
> >
> >
> >
> > I think in part to the RBN (which I am not knocking, as I benefit from it
> > just like the rest of my CW brethren),.
> >
> >
> >
> > Namely, small 'packet pileups' ALL ZERO beat on your running frequency.
> > click click click.
> >
> >
> >
> > So, the N1MMLoggerPlus Dev team recognized this a couple years ago and
> now
> > has an option to randomly offset spots when "clicking on spots". Awesome.
> > Smart guys, that crew. Not everyone who runs N1MM uses this feature
> however.
> >
> >
> >
> > I don't know if other loggers do this, but maybe or maybe in the future?
> >
> >
> >
> > For those that don't know to keep tweaking their XIT around or to
> randomize
> > spots in N1MMLoggerPlus
> >
> > I propose a new Q signal used only in contesting, namely "QZB" which can
> > mean anything from, "please don't zero beat me like the other 10 guys
> > calling" or "turn on your XIT please" or anything to that effect.
> >
> >
> >
> > I know there are guys out there that can do 5000-10000 Q's per weekend
> and
> > not be bothered with a zero beat pileup, but for us mere mortals not in a
> > rare location with the benefit of always having MANY callers, (some
> louder,
> > some keen to the ways of the XIT control) then we need another way to
> > instruct the (smallish) pileup that it sounds like one tone.  I tried ?,
> I
> > tried AGN, I even tried "XIT" once.and lo and behold it actually
> > worked---once.  Maybe I got lucky with a guy that just wandered by or
> > someone who knew what it was.  I dunno.
> >
> >
> >
> > I tried everything I could think of, and nothing really worked.  Always
> the
> > same solid tone.  More callers always solved the problem, but a VE9 is
> not
> > exactly rare in CQWW, thus the issue.  I am sure every CDN,  USA and a
> lot
> > of EU stations were in the same boat, save the Zone 2 lads..they're
> pretty
> > rare.
> >
> >
> >
> > I was so relieved when a superstation called in, overpowering the
> pileup, or
> > others joined in and we'd get those folks that would know to call 40Hz
> high
> > (or low) and then I could work them and move on.
> >
> >
> >
> > So, QZB..remember it, use it..(free of charge of course).now we have to
> > alert CQ, ARRL, WAE, RDX, NAQP to this new Q-code.  Who will get the word
> > out?
> >
> >
> >
> > No, it's not April 1rst !
> >
> >
> >
> > CU (all of a sudden) in the next one ;-D
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike VE9AA "5"...or "NB"
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike, Coreen & Corey
> >
> > Keswick Ridge, NB
> >
> >
> >
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