Topband: phantom click cop

[jbattin]

He comes after me also and will not id himself. I have slowed my keying down
to where it is marginal at high cw speeds. Listening to myself 20 miles away
I can hear no trace of clix .... so this guy is goofie.
John K9DX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Feutz" <feutz at wctc.net>
To: <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 4:21 PM
Subject: Topband: phantom click cop


> Topbanders,
>
> Twice in the last 4 nights I have been told by an anonymous station that I
> had clicks "10 kc wide".  He wouldn't ID when requested.
>
> After the first incident, I immediately worked another station who was
> calling CQ, and he said I had typically "hard" Omni 6+ keying, but no
> clicks that he could hear (I was 20 over at his place).
>
> Last night, while working some DLs with my new (brand new-post click mod)
> K2/100 as the exciter, the phantom cop came on again with the same
> message.  A few minutes later he did the same to Bob, VE3OSZ, who runs low
> power, and is a fixture on 160 CW.  I called Bob and told him of my
> experience so he wouldn't worry about it.
>
> After this experience, I set up the Omni 6+ as a test receiver with a
> little hunk of wire for an antenna.  RF gain was all the way up and both
> 250 hz filters engaged.  I turned up the power on the K2 (barefoot) until
> the Omni S meter was at 20 over, and then keyed dits at 20 WPM while I
> checked the side bands with the Omni.  The keying actually sounded "soft"
> on the Omni and I could hear absolutely no clicks on either side of the
> audible signal.  I don't know if the test is valid, but it made sense to
> me.  If I should try something else, let me know.
>
> If I have clicks, I want to know.  In three years with the Omni 6+ (high
> serial #, bought new Jan. 2000 and driving Alpha 89) operating almost all
> major contests and DX'ing regularly on 160, I have never had a click
report.
>
> If this fellow keeps annoying topbanders with his (presumably bogus) click
> reports, it would be interesting for some of you guys with lots of narrow
> RX antennas to DF him and compare notes.  Maybe we could figure out who he
> is.
>
> 73,
>
> Ron - WA9IRV
>
>
>
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