[WriteLog] Fwd: [cwops] Packet spots

[Alan Maenchen]

I posted the note below on the CWops reflector about XIT offset for the
"click n shoot" crowd.
N4ZR then said that N1MM has such a feature built in (option). I'm not
pushing for it, but wondering if WL does something similar. I haven't
looked for it but then there's a lot that I don't know. Just curious.

Personally, I think part of effective operating in a pileup situation is
choosing your TX frequency such that you stand out in a crowd. That's
something you learn. Personally, I move the main VFO manually to offset
myself from others rather than use the XIT knob. But, that knob is there
and having some automatic offset might be a good thing... only for jumping
on a packet spot.

73, Alan  AD6E / KH6TU



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From: Pete Smith <n4zr at comcast.net>
Date: Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 5:27 PM
Subject: Re: [cwops] Packet spots
To: <main at cwops.groups.io>


Many N1MM+ users are aware of this, but there is an option in the Telnet
window to automatically offset your transmission from the spot frequency by
a random small amount - should help.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 11/9/2020 5:59 PM, Alan AD6E wrote:

Need to get this off my chest - I apologize in advance for this complaint.
It was a great SS but ...

I love getting spotted and the resulting pileup. BUT there is a serious
problem with the "click and shoot" crowd where they don't think about what
it's like on the other end. Even a small pile of two or three on exactly
the same frequency is near impossible to copy anyone. Signal strength alone
is sometimes good enough to copy the loud one, but usually they stack up at
close enough strength that it's impossible to copy. Yes, I do ride the RF
gain control when I can and that helps but my hearing isn't what it used to
be.

PLEASE!  Set your XIT to some random offset .. plus or minus. The easy copy
signals are the ones as far from the crowd as possible and still within my
bandwidth (400-500 Hz).  Unfortunately, not many of those. I know some like
to use really narrow filters so deciding what offset to use is a crap
shoot.  See what works. An offset of zero does NOT work.

That said, I caught myself a few times zero beating. Some self-flagellation
is in order.

Aloha, Alan  AD6E / KH6TU




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