Topband: Calling without hearing (was CQ 160 WW)

[Tree]

> So what do You thing about changing the behaviour on Top band? Seems 
> to be a fashion to call CQ DX cause it shows to others "hey I am 
> DXer". From ownself experiences I can not recommend > if my setup is 
> not fairly DXer setup then it more saying to others "hey I am crazy 
> or in worse case I am LID"...

Different people call CQ DX at different times - with different results.

W7LR recently discovered that he should probably call CQ DX more often
than he does.  

I occasionally do it under specific circumstances:

1. When I hear no signals on the band and am trying to create some activity.

2. When I determine that the band is *really* well open to Europe, and I 
have a shot at working the 2nd or 3rd tier stations who normally do not 
get results when they call CQ DX.

3. If I know several stations are looking for me on a specific frequency at
a specfic time.  

Note that CQ DX only applies to the non-contest situations.  

I think it has its place.  Obviously, W8JI can get away with it more often
than I do...  

Tree N6TR