[DX] last 2 and CW

[Dave Shrader]

John, Oh John!  You really miss the point!!

It is so much easier to work DX on CW than on SSB!!

Please don't put out the word about CW and DX. Let's keep the secret to
ourselves!!

You are free to promote the Lass One as more efficient than the Lass
Two.

Deacon Dave, W1MCE

John Geiger wrote:
> 
> After listening to some recent SSB pileups, including
> in the CQWW contest, I have learned that the way to
> call DX is using the last two.  I understand that this
> comes from DX nets, which I have participated in
> before (start the insults), and that the last 2
> letters carry a unique propogation advantage over the
> full callsign.  Somehow the F2 layer has a lower MUF
> for 2 letters than for 4 or 5 letters, and less
> absorption takes place in the D layer also.  The way
> to work DX is to shout phonetically the last 2 letters
> of your call until everyone else is sick of hearing
> it, and then work the DX.
> 
> Well, given the success of last 2 callers, why hasn't
> this format been adopted for CW and RTTY pileups.  I
> never hear it occuring on those modes.  It seems that
> us CW and RTTY DXers are missing out of lots of DX by
> signing with full callsigns.  So, is the propogation
> advantage of the last 2 letters mode specific, or are
> us CW operators fairly dense to miss out on THE way to
> successfully break DX pileups?
> 
> 73s John NE0P
> 
> =====
> John Geiger
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