[TenTec] Contesting Now On 17 Meters?

[Don Jones]

Keep in mind, what DX-pedition coincided with the first week of November 
FT4TA. It was a extremely rare island very near the top of the most 
wanted list.
Their SSB pile ups spread out over 10 to 15 kHz. Taking up a 1/3 of the 
SSB frequency allocation and at times more.

73, Don KO7i


On 11/22/2014 12:50 PM, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote:
> Reed,
>
> There are no contests on 17 meters.
>
> There are lids on 17 meters... and, sad to say, everywhere else... who get a
> sadistic kick out of messing with other people.  Such as calling "CQ
> CONTEST" out of the blue on top of someone, and that's what I suspect
> happened here.
>
> It may not even have been aimed at you.  There may have been a DX or Special
> Event Station working split, whose receive frequency was very close to
> you... and the lid was messing with the other station, not you.  (The
> stations he "worked"?  Probably were working the other station, and never
> heard him)
>
> No harm, no foul.  Just understand that there are no contests on 17 meters,
>
> 73, ron w3wn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Reed
> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2014 3:34 PM
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Subject: [TenTec] Contesting Now On 17 Meters?
>
> I was the one that started this thread on the 4th of November.  I was on
> 18.158 at 2149 UTC working a station in NJ when a station came very
> close calling CQ something contest.  I don't recall what contest he was
> in, but several stations were going back to him. After using PBT I was
> able to complete the QSO & QSY to 10 meters.
>
> Someone else mention this also under a different subject before I posted
> asking the question on contesting on 17 meters.  Thought it was strange
> that a contest would be in the middle of the week, but I don't keep up
> with that part of the hobby.  There is plenty of modes & bands to enjoy
> so I just QSY to somewhere else.
>
> Sorry if I came across rough on contesting, but I get a little ticked
> off when someone doesn't ask first if the frequency is in use then take
> upon themselves to start calling CQ contest.
>
> 73,
> Reed  W4JZ
>
>
>   >Based upon the original date of the complaint - most likely I'm one of
> the op's that you-all are whining about.
>
>> Don KO7i
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