[CQ-Contest] Working Split in Contests

[kq2m at kq2m.com]

Seriously Stan?

I just made 4,682 qso's (after dupes) last weekend in CQWWSSB and I can 
guaranty that almost none of them were on frequencies ending in .00, 
.25, .50. .75, on ANY band.  And, while I was running most of the time, 
the stations were not calling me on .00, .25, .50, .75, either.

Even when I was S & Ping, the stations were not CQ'ing on .00, .25, .50, 
.75.  They were using what relatively clearer spot they could find.  I 
don't even know of anyone that operates the way that you suggest.

"Fractional frequencies?".  There is no such thing.  A frequency is a 
frequency regardless of what number it happens to be.

Bob, KQ2M


On 2021-11-15 15:11, Stan Zawrotny wrote:
> Doug,
> 
> Although I agree that it is permissible to use fractional frequencies, 
> if
> you will observe what is actually being done, not just by new ops but 
> also
> by old-timers, is that most operators choose a SSB frequency ending in 
> .00,
> .25, .50 or .75. Therefore, if you are doing S&P, you are *most likely* 
> to
> be on frequency with the CQer if you set your dial to one of those
> settings. If the signal is not right, then tune off. But, *most 
> likely*,
> you will end up .25 away.
> 
> I have done a lot of S&P while I was a little pistol and it is rare to 
> find
> someone not on a multiple of .25 with SSB. It's not a rule, but it is a
> fact.
> 
> This is especially easy to observe if you use a large screen panadapter
> (such as Flex SSDR) where you can *see *where a signal is.
> 
> So, when running, you may park wherever you wish, but when doing S&P, 
> you
> will tune onto a calling station faster and more accurately if you use 
> the
> .25 technique.
> __________
> Stan, K4SBZ
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 3:57 PM Doug Grant <dougk1dg at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> and here's another spin on the subject...
>> 
>> A lot of newer operators seem to think that we are supposed to operate 
>> on
>> "channels" on SSB - another words, exact kHz frequencies like 14275.0, 
>> and
>> will only call on those frequencies, even if the actual frequency in 
>> use by
>> the station they are calling is 14274.67.
>> 
>> I am not making this up. I have seen posts in various places observing 
>> that
>> someone heard a station on 14274.67 and thought it was wrong 
>> ("Shouldn;t he
>> be on either 14274.0 or 14275.0?")
>> 
>> As a result, these callers are off the CQer's frequency, necessitating 
>> the
>> use of RIT.
>> 
>> Few if any of those guys are reading this email list, so please take 
>> the
>> opportunity whenever you are speaking about contesting to your local 
>> club,
>> Elmering on FD, or wherever, that it is OK to be on a fractional kHz
>> frequency!
>> 
>> Somebody's gotta teach them!
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>> Doug K1DG