[RTTY] ST0R

[Al Kozakiewicz]

Mirrors my experience as well.  Over the last week and a half, I've probably got 2.5 hours from 2 QTH's into it with no joy yet. I'm trying not to get especially juiced about this one. The Sudan radio club is very active in contests and it's rare that I don't work them on at least one band.  I'm hoping that they activate S. Sudan often.  There's also no guarantee that the DXCC desk will accept QSO's from this DXpedition.

The number of belligerent hams who transmit right over the top of a DX station while they're working someone else and then tell you to "shut up and mind your own business" (as if their interference wasn't anyones business but their own) when corrected is distubing.  What's happened to simple courtesy?  We've all forgotten to push the split button once in a while, but I don't know which is worse: one station  calling on the DX frequency while the DX station is listening, or 10 DX cops transmitting on the DX frequency when the DX station is transmitting.

One good thisg - with everyone busy trying to wotk ST0R, I worked Lord Howe Island (SSB) on the first call.  That part of the world is WAY harder for me to work than East Africa.  Thanks ST0R for the distraction!

Al
AB2ZY

-----Original Message-----
From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of rick darwicki
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 11:29 AM
To: Group RTTY
Subject: [RTTY] ST0R

They were finally strong enough to work yesterday so I thought I'd give it a try..... for about 30 mins.
 
I was totally amazed to find how many 1 X 2 and 2 X 1 calls have never worked DX. 
Thinking back over the last 50 some years I was trying to remember a major DXpedition that did not work SPLIT !!!
Remember when your radio didn't have split or the RIT wouldn't shift far enough?

It was almost impossible to find where they were listening because of all the stations calling while the DX was listening.
It was also hard to hear the DX over all the rookies that probably have a NO CODE ticket and called on top of him hi hi.

Granted some people may have just slipped and called on frequency but I heard several 1 X 2s tell the UP UP UPers FU.

I'll feel even better now when I snag them, knowing I made it thru the lids.

End of diatribe.

Rick, N6PE
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