Topband: Proposal: Off-Frequency CQ Calling on 160 m

[Renee K6FSB]

it was so much easier on analogue dials ie before digital readouts...one 
actually had to listen/pay attention and  move the knob.
K6FSB

On 11/21/25 7:47 AM, Thomas Hoyer via Topband wrote:
>   Just tell them they are receiving off frequency.............
> TomW3TA
>      On Friday, November 21, 2025 at 02:41:42 AM EST, Frank W3LPL <donovanf at starpower.net> wrote:
>
>   Hi Jim,
>
> I'm one of the the W3AO Field Day 20 meter SSB operators. Of course
> I use your tried and true method to find a clear frequency, but some
> newbie operators occasionally call me to complain that I'm transmitting
> off frequency...
>
> 73
> Frank
> W3LPL
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "K9YC" <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
> To: "topband" <topband at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2025 10:07:50 PM
> Subject: Re: Topband: Proposal: Off-Frequency CQ Calling on 160 m
>
> On 11/20/2025 8:07 PM, Karel Matousek wrote:
>> I would like to make a small suggestion regarding CQ calling practices
>> on 160 meters. Many stations tend to call CQ exactly on whole-number
>> frequencies, such as 1812.0 kHz, 1822.0 kHz,
> Hi Karel,
>
> Only running on round number frequencies seems crazy to me. In my 68
> years of contesting, I've NEVER done that intentionally. Rather, I
> ALWAYS find an operating frequency by probing for open spots between
> whatever stations I can hear.
>
> The only time I set my rig to a round number frequency is to work one of
> the WSJT modes, but I'm never transmitting on that frequency, but rather
> at some offset above that frequency that looks open.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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