[WriteLog] Packet enhancement request

[BobD]

If any one says they NEVER did this ...   they never worked the 40 meter
phone during a DX contest  ....
You can get easily caught when some one spots an EU who is working his own
frequency... not split ...
and this happened a few times last weekend ....   these should not be
spotted ... but they still are ...
K1VV
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard B Drake" <rbdrake@erols.com>
To: <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 3:06 PM
Subject: RE: [WriteLog] Packet enhancement request


>
> When working split on 40 I try to make a habit of taking a split
> second glance at the frequency readout after hitting the PTT
> button and before speaking. Being on the wrong side of the split
> is a mistake that's just too easy to make. As you mention
> sometimes it's jut a matter of not hitting the button hard enough.
> One thing that's good to know is that no one is doing it on
> purpose and we are all looking for better ways to avoid the error.
>
> ---
> 73, Rich - W3ZJ
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-writelog@contesting.com
> > [mailto:owner-writelog@contesting.com]On Behalf Of
> > Laurence 'Mike'
> > Hammer
> > Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 2:07 PM
> > To: Scott Babb
> > Cc: writelog@contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Packet enhancement request
> >
> >
> >
> > At 10:38 PM 11/2/00 -0500, Scott Babb wrote:
> > >Not that this has happened to me, mind you... Well, at
> > >least I've zeroed out the points and mults when it has.
> >
> >
> > Hey Scott,
> >
> > Despite what the pundits howl I think everybody does it
> > once in a
> > while.  One guy complained about others doing this on
> > another list I was
> > on; funny since I'd heard him do it chasing a Saudi
> > call the previous
> > day!  Kept my mouth shut then, today the more outspoken
> > me would have
> > nailed him online.
> >
> > I didn't push the qsx button hard enough on a 40m Euro
> > this past weekend,
> > hit transmit and W6XR was looking over my shoulder.
> > Boy did he yell, right
> > as I saw it too.  Darn near came out of the chair.  He
> > was right of course,
> > so I punched the split button harder and worked him.
> > What else can we do,
> > they're called honest mistakes.  If you don't make any
> > you're not trying
> > hard enough.  I used to race motorcycles; if you didn't
> > fall down once in a
> > while you weren't finding the edge.
> >
> > The really funny ones to me are when you're doing an
> > SSB test, a RTTY spot
> > pops up, you hit it, see the freq, hear the deedles and
> > then a bunch of
> > voices calling...  ;)))  Heard that a few times in the
> > CQWW.  Listening
> > first is definately the way to go.
> >
> > 73 de Mike N2VR
> >
> >
> >
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