Re: ARRL November Sweepstakes CW

[N2EY]

In a message dated 11/7/05 12:26:22 AM Eastern Standard Time, [hidden email]
writes:

> top-10 list of poor
> operating exhibited during the 2005 ARRL November Sweepstakes CW.
>
> 10.  Sending CQ without enough time between for a station to answer.
>
> 9.  Station sending their exchange at 25+ WPM and asking you to QRS when
> you are running <20 WPM.
>
> 8.  Stations tuning up on your frequency for several minutes and then
> starting to call CQ SS on the frequency you are working.
>
> 7.  The station that answered your CQ SS starts calling CW SS after your
> exchange with him.
>
> 6.  Stations that move on after sending their exchange information when you
> still need repeats on the exchange.
>
> 5.  Stations calling CQ SS then moving up/down a few Hz and calling CQ SS
> again (moving targets).
>
> 4.  Receiving SRI DUPE when you have not worked the station.
>
> 3.  Stations in a mini pile-up sending their calls 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 times and
> covering the stations sending CQ SS.
>
> 2.  Stations 'tail ending' your exchange with the station you just worked
> before you can call CQ SS again.
>
> AND THE #1 ITEM
>
> 1.  Calling CQ SS and having a station respond with 'SEC?' to determine if
> they want to work you.
>
>

Well, I was in the SS for about 16 hours this weekend and made 443 QSOs in 77
sections. Did both hunt-and-peck and called CQ. And in all that I didn't
experience *any* of the above 10 behaviors. I'm not saying nobody ever does those
things but
I didn't hear any of that this weekend.

In fact, I found the opposite to be the case. Folks would put a lot of effort
into digging out my signal, even though EPA isn't a rare section.
Tuner-uppers were few and fast, and never on top of somebody.  Stations seemed to space
themselves just far enough apart that they didn't QRM each other if you had a
decent filter.

Perhaps the *worst* thing I heard all weekend was that a few stations had
trouble zero beating.

364 days to the next one...

73 de Jim, N2EY

SS since 1968
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