[Elecraft] split pileup and listening was Pileups and KPA500/ST0R

[goldtr8 at charter.net]

Bob,

I have never understood this whole split operation setup much less 
figuring out how to listen to someone working split and doing what you 
stated below.

Would you please try and explain it to me.    Others have tried but for 
some reason i just dont get it, or it wont sink in.

I was on the radio yesterday and saw many folks calling ST0R and figured 
that wont work so well.

Thanks

~73
Don
KD8NNU


On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 8:22 AM, bob finger wrote:

> I have been fascinated reading this thread.  Listening to the ST0R 
> operation on many bands has been interesting to say the least.  You 
> all that complain about the radio not automatically going into split 
> really don't have a clue.  The K3 makes working rare dx a relatively 
> simple task, from the radio perspective at least.  Antennas help too 
> of course.
>
> One of the first rules of chasing dx in a split pile-up is knowing 
> where the dx is listening.  You can't learn that if you are not in 
> split before you ever make a call!  Listen!  Find out how he is 
> operating and where he is listening.  Once you know that simple fact 
> getting in the log is pretty easy.  90% of the callers in the ST0R 
> pile are calling blind, and wasting their time and energy.  Be one of 
> the 10% that think before transmitting and you will be in the log. 
> The guys at ST0R are super fine ops.  Wish I could say the same for 
> everyone calling.  I have spent many hours listening to ST0R, have 
> them in the log wherever I wanted and have a TOTAL trasmit time of 
> maybe 5 or 6 minutes.  I've been listening for maybe 10 or 12 hours. 
> I used the amp on 20, because that is the band that counts for me. 
> Other band q's were with the k3 barefoot running only about 50 watts. 
> Its a bit more of a challenge that way for me.  Okay off soapbox now. 
> 73 bob de w9ge
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