VP6DX on CW
Locked
 
|
I would point out that in order to work DXpeditions such as VP6DX
on CW, realistically, all that is required is the ability to recognize your own call. Your report will be "5NN" or, perhaps "599". Your response is something like "TU 5NN BK" or "QSL 5NN BK" or just "5NN BK", easily stored in a memory. If you have the K3 cw decode ability you may not even need to recognize your call! Do I approve of this type of operation? Not really but anyting that encourages cw operation is a plus. 73, Doug W6JD _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
|
|
In a message dated 2/27/2008 2:32:05 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
[hidden email] writes: I would point out that in order to work DXpeditions such as VP6DX on CW, realistically, all that is required is the ability to recognize your own call. Your report will be "5NN" or, perhaps "599". Your response is something like "TU 5NN BK" or "QSL 5NN BK" or just "5NN BK", easily stored in a memory. If you have the K3 cw decode ability you may not even need to recognize your call! Do I approve of this type of operation? Not really but anyting that encourages cw operation is a plus. 73, Doug W6JD _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: _http://www.elecraft.com_ (http://www.elecraft.com) OTOH, the requirement for a QSL is to establish and confirm 2-way contact. At the rate they were making contacts, sometimes five or six a minute, I'd say the requirement was adequately met when they returned my call accurately. BTW 'VNN' to most contesters and DX just sounds like the tail of another 5NN - which sure doesn't make it any easier. After 4 hours of listening to them working Northern Europe, I was never quite sure if it was my call coming back or an RST. The best part of the contacts with VP6DX was working 12, 17, 1nd 30 M for the first time on an 80 M Dipole, and working RTTY with the bug. 73 es CUL, AL WA6VNN **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
|
|
Al:
You have my sympathies! Only a few have it worse--somebody should also look up K5NN and ask him how he feels about it! Nope, don't know him. ;-) 73, Dave K7DAA http://www.k7daa.com On Feb 27, 2008, at 8:05 PM, [hidden email] wrote: > In a message dated 2/27/2008 2:32:05 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > [hidden email] writes: > I would point out that in order to work DXpeditions such as VP6DX > on CW, realistically, all that is required is the ability to > recognize your > own call. > Your report will be "5NN" or, perhaps "599". Your response is > something > like "TU 5NN BK" or "QSL 5NN BK" or just "5NN BK", easily stored > in a memory. If you have the K3 cw decode ability you may not even > need to recognize your call! Do I approve of this type of > operation? Not > really but anyting that encourages cw operation is a plus. > > 73, > Doug > W6JD > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: _http://www.elecraft.com_ (http://www.elecraft.com) > > > OTOH, the requirement for a QSL is to establish and confirm 2-way > contact. > At the rate they were making contacts, sometimes five or six a > minute, I'd say > the requirement was adequately met when they returned my call > accurately. BTW > 'VNN' to most contesters and DX just sounds like the tail of > another 5NN - > which sure doesn't make it any easier. After 4 hours of listening to > them > working Northern Europe, I was never quite sure if it was my call > coming back or > an RST. > > The best part of the contacts with VP6DX was working 12, 17, 1nd 30 > M for > the first time on an 80 M Dipole, and working RTTY with the bug. > > 73 es CUL, AL WA6VNN > > > > > **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. > (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ > 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
|
|
And what about me........
Many times I have called DX stations in response to their CQ. I know they hear my QRP signal because they keep sending the last two letters of my call, which is usually a signal for others to stop calling. The pack just seems to ignore the DX station and keep calling, covering up my full call again. John K7UP K3 will be delivered today K2's 2012, 2223 K1 637 Things are more like they are now then they've ever been before. At 02:36 AM 28/02/08, you wrote: >Al: > >You have my sympathies! Only a few have it worse--somebody should >also look up K5NN and ask him how he feels about it! > >Nope, don't know him. ;-) > >73, > >Dave K7DAA Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
«
Return to Elecraft
|
1 view|%1 views
| Free forum by Nabble | Edit this page |