[DX] Pse - no Up

[Gerry Hohn]

This shouldn't be necessary. When I here UP, I look at my radio to make sure 
it's not me.

Gerry VE6LB

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Huffman" <hjohnc at adelphia.net>
To: <dx at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 8:18 PM
Subject: Re: [DX] Pse - no Up


> It's been my experience that "UP" really is helpful IF it also includes at 
> least part of the guy's call.  More often than not it is not that the 
> other fellow doesn't know the DX is operating split, it's that the fellow 
> thinks he's operating split but isn't.
>
> Unless there is part of the call, everyone assumes the "UP" is for someone 
> else.
>
> I do recall one time I was calling the DX on his own frequency.  Someone 
> else sent my call and UP UP.  I sent NO and worked the DX simplex on my 
> next call.  If you are going to be an UP cop, be sure the DX is operating 
> split.  Unless, of course, you are trying to thin out the simplex pile-up 
> :-)
>
> 73 de K1ESE
> John
>
>>> I agree with you Vlad. A one second UP can save minutes of a guy calling
>> on
>>> the wrong VFO.
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