[CQ-Contest] Contest SSB Frequencies

[Barry Jacobson]

Interesting approach, Hans. Never considered spotters when choosing freq.
If you ever want to compare notes on hearing issues can always write me
privately, any time.

Best of luck.

Barry WA2VIU

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Barry Jacobson
WA2VIU
bdj at alum.mit.edu
@bdj_phd

On Wed, Aug 16, 2023, 3:33 PM Hans Brakob <kzerohb at gmail.com> wrote:

> Barry, I also have severe hearing loss, so my operations are heavy on CW,
> RTTY, digital.
>
> Because the granularity of the clusters and RBN seems to be 100Hz (?), I
> never run on “double nuts” frequencies (ending in “ØØ”).  I generally tend
> to run on QRGs ending in “.#3Ø” or thereabouts.  The good operators will
> tune to me and stand out in my rx away from the clumped up “click the spot
> and transmit” automatons.
>
> 73, de Hans, KØHB
> “Just a Boy and his Radio”™
>
> 73, de Hans, KØHB
> “Just a Boy and his Radio”™
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> *From:* CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces+kzerohb=gmail.com at contesting.com>
> on behalf of Barry Jacobson <bdj at alum.mit.edu>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 16, 2023 9:50:50 AM
> *To:* CQ-Contest Reflector <CQ-Contest at contesting.com>
> *Subject:* [CQ-Contest] Contest SSB Frequencies
>
> Hi, due to poor hearing, I am not on SSB that much, but mainly CW. However,
> some improvements with my hearing device have made me more willing to try
> SSB. I am wondering if people always use integral number of KHz. In CW, I
> never paid attention to exact freq, just found empty freq in band and
> called CQ. But recently was calling CQ for a ragchew in SSB, and the fellow
> said I am on a fractional freq and wanted to know exactly what it was so he
> could tune it better. Said was unusual. Is that always the practice in SSB
> and in SSB contests to use whole numbers? I imagine the bands get crowded
> and not always so easy to find a whole number freq. Please correct me if
> that is standard practice in CW and RTTY, as well, something I never knew
> about.
>
> 73,
>
> Barry WA2VIU
>
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> WA2VIU
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