[CQ-Contest] ARRL DX CW -- disappointing experience
Yuri
ve3dz at rigexpert.net
Sat Feb 24 20:46:15 EST 2024
John,
In the recent ARRL DX CW I ID'd after each time. Especially when I have
long string of dupes.
Or whenever someone sends "?".
Even sent {HISCALL} de {MYCALL} while replying.
Doesn't help those who doesn't want to listen.
I hope some day the Contest managers would start publishing a list of
those doing such thing and also it would be interesting to see what
they've worked ( I meant what they THOUGHT they've worked).
:-)
We have to admit that people became very lazy with the existence of DX
Clusters. Just look how many go Assisted nowadays... Why sharpen your
skills and enhance your Code knowledge if you may easily rely on someone
else's assistance?
73, Yuri VE3DZ
On 2024-02-24 7:06 p.m., john at kk9a.com wrote:
> I believe DX Code # 3. (I will not trust the DX cluster and will be sure of
> the DX station's call sign before calling) addresses blind clicking. Of
> course not everyone waits for an ID or maybe they cannot copy CW however
> many DX stations simply do not send their callsign as often as they should.
> I know that there is a careful balance needed to control the pileup and
> maximize rate but it's easy for potential callers to get impatient when they
> just hear TU or QRZ after multiple QSOs.
>
> John KK9A
>
> Yuri ve3dz wrote:
>
> BTW, is there anything in that code about blindly clicking on DX spots?
>
> Thanks.
>
> 73, Yuri VE3DZ
>
>
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