[CQ-Contest] ARRL DX CW -- disappointing experience

[Tom Hellem]

Pete:
I’m not really seeing how the stations in EU not  hearing each other has anything to do with the problem.

Here’s a typical exchange:
I call cq. A pile of 8 stations responds. I copy DL5 and put it in the call sign field, hit F5 three times. The same 8 station pile comes back again, only one that I can discern having DL5 in the call. Rest are I, EW, UA, S5, etc. Repeat sequence 2 more times until enough finally shut up that I can get the DL5’s full call.
Sound familiar?

Tom H
K0SN

> On Feb 23, 2024, at 6:12 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I would rank most of us below the Japanese when it comes to average operating etiquette, but it's worth remembering that particularly on the high bands callers often can't hear each other, and the "1X?" sort of obscure query can lead to a number of callers who have found the fragment in their calls (or close to) and choose to believe it's them..
> 
> 73, Pete N4ZR
> 
>> On 2/23/2024 5:56 PM, Tom Hellem wrote:
>> Art et al:
>> I had the same experience during the peaks of the high band openings to EU on both days. Nothing serves as a rate-killer like a bunch of stations all calling on the same frequency over and over. I have never experienced operating practice that bad in 30 years of contesting. Contrasted with the JA’s and to be fair, most other areas, it’s like night and day.
>> 
>> Tom
>> K0SN
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>>> On Feb 23, 2024, at 2:41 PM, Art Boyars<artboyars at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> In case you didn't read my post on 3830scores.com (and why would you?)...
>>> 
>>> I did Saturday night and a bit of Sunday morning at W3LPL.  When I got home
>>> Sunday I did one "fresh meat" run on each band, 10M, 15M, 20M, 40M.  Great
>>> rates, for 15 minutes or so.  However (quoting myself):
>>> 
>>> A comment/complaint: Some of the European Big Guns (especially the
>>> multi-op's) were VERY aggressive callers.  I'd send a partial call, and
>>> several other stations would keep calling.  I guess they needed the MD
>>> multiplier.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 73, Art K3KU
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