[DX] Operating as DX in ARRL DX contest

[Htorr at aol.com]

I had the same problem when I operated from Guam.  I finally learned  the 
phrase in Japanese that means "this contest is for U.S.  and Canada  only."  That 
cut back the pileup a bit.
 
    Tom, W6HT  (ex-KG6ALM)
 
 
In a message dated 3/1/2006 9:08:18 PM Pacific Standard Time,  
albraun at earthlink.net writes:

I was  one of the 2 operators at V31TP during the recent ARRL DX CW 
contest. It  was fun, as usual, but I noticed that an old familiar 
problem was worse  than ever this time. I'm sure most people know that 
this contest is DX to  W/VE only, NOT DX to DX. However, throughout the 
contest, I found myself  being called, repeatedly, by various European 
and Japanese stations.   This always goes on in this contest, but it was 
FAR worse this time than  ever before. More stations doing it, more 
persistence, and at times  deliberate QRM'ing of my attempted QSO's with 
W/VE stations. I've always  had special keys programmed in TR-log saying 
"no EU" or "no JA", but this  year for the first time the offenders 
continually ignored them.

If  you are in Europe or Japan, PLEASE UNDERSTAND: When I'm in V3, I 
cannot  work you for credit in the contest! If one of you is calling, 
there have  to be at least 20 more listening, and if I work one of you, 
I'll  immediately have a pile-up of DX stations, and lose my (sometimes  
hard-won) run frequency and my rate. I understand that V3 is relatively  
hard to work on CW from your part of the world, and I try to work as  
many of you outside the contest as I can, but I'm mainly there to do the  
contest and if you interfere with that you will only make me mad. By  
calling on top of my QSO's with W/VE stations and lowering my rate in  
the contest, you're only familiarizing me with your call in an  
unfavorable way, so that you'll be "blacklisted" during my general  
operating time outside the contest. 

I generally try to work  300-500 QSO's with non-NA stations before the 
contest. Unfortunately I  wasn't able to do so this time as I injured one 
of my eyes on a wooden  post while setting up antennas, and spent most of 
the 2 days before the  contest chasing eye doctors rather than DX, or in 
bed due to pain. We did  enjoy the contest however, and my personal log 
(V31EV) is already uploaded  to LOTW. The contest log will be as well, 
but the other operator (John,  WC0W/V31TP) will  be doing that.

Thanks for all the QSO's, both in  and out of the contest! And, EU/JA 
stations, PLEASE be patient with the  guys doing contest DX operations.

73


Alan NS0B/V31EV
one  of the ops for the V31TP operation in 2006 ARRL  DX-CW
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