Topband: CQ160CW

[Mr. and Mrs. Magoo]

Operating SOLP, I did not have the benefit of packet spotting or the muscle 
to hold a frequency forever...it was only a matter of time before a "big 
guy" dropped onto the frequency and started calling CQ, forcing me to move 
on or suffer. At first, I was a little upset-after all, the DX could hear 
me(I worked several DX who called me while holding a frequency) so I assume 
these "big guys" could hear me too...after all, these were 9s, 8s,2s and 3s. 
Just cases of "contest fever" I guess!

This forced me during "prime time" into S&P mode and, like AA1K, I found the 
DX was there, fully copyable underneath or between the "soldiers" on the 
Atlantic wall.  With a 150hz or narrower bandwidth filter, I roamed the band 
working not only the needed domestic mults but also scads of DX, many well 
above 1850.  I actually enjoyed hearing the "soldiers" calling me while I 
was working the DX-really neat!

Increased activity has caused me to change the way I operate in this 
contest, and perhaps others will arrive at a similar conclusion.

Bill, VE3CSK