[Elecraft] Pile up hints??

[Kevin Rock]

Good day to you,
    You mention pile ups in your note.  I experience this on 40 meters 
almost every weekend running ECN.  Could you give me some hints on how to 
separate these folks so I can get them all on the list?  Sometimes I only 
get one shot because the bands are so up and down lately.  On 20 meters I 
was calling the net by zone and this helped but are there any other 
methods that will help spread out the callers so I can get them logged?
    73,
       Kevin.   KD5ONS   (Net Operator in Training).

On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 04:21:16 -0800, Bob Nielsen <nielsen@oz.net> wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 15, 2004 at 11:42:39PM -0800, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
>> When I worked QRP exclusively, I used to sent out an "award" as a QSL 
>> for
>> the station who worked me.
>>
>> I've always subscribed to the idea that it's the receiving station that 
>> is
>> demonstrating the skill, NOT the QRP station transmitting...
>
> Quite true, although we often kid ourselves into thinking otherwise.  I
> would like to think my superior operating skills had something to do
> with working D4B in Cape Verde on the first call at the very beginning
> of the recent ARRL DX contest, but it was more likely dumb luck on my
> part and good ears on the other side, along with the fact that he
> hadn't been on long enough to generate a pileup.
>
> The possible exception is working a station with a sizeable pileup
> where selection of frequency and timing of the call come into play,
> which still requires skilled operating by the other station.
>
> 73,
> Bob, N7XY