Topband: "Studying the Noise" in CQWW 160 CW (Was: RE: SM2CEW SPfindings)

[Milt, N5IA]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Maass" <jmaass at k8nd.com>
To: <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 5:03 PM
Subject: Topband: "Studying the Noise" in CQWW 160 CW (Was: RE: SM2CEW 
SPfindings)

> Even when their CQs were going unanswered, many
> European or North America stations were listing no
> more than 250 milliseconds between calls, and not
> "studying the noise" for weak stations calling them.

This "Phenonema" was VERY prevalent this past weekend when many, many 
stations with strong signals were already CQing when my receiver recovered 
from the transmitter sending my quite short callsign ONE time at 26-28 wpm.

Can't work 'em if you don't listen for 'em.

Milt, N5IA