[CQ-Contest] Working Split in Contests

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

This may be more germane for CW - think weekend after next - but it's 
worth remembering that the cluster network only resolves frequencies to 
the nearest 0.1 KHz.  Seems to me that given calibration differences 
among cluster nodes, that operating on frequencies ending in .25 or .75 
almost guarantees that half of them will spot you on .2, while the other 
half spot you on .3

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 11/16/2021 8:01 AM, kq2m at kq2m.com wrote:
> 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
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