[Elecraft] Too many tuning knobs

[Bill Frantz]

I do think this DXpedition is suffering from a new (to me) low 
in behavior. We have the usual problems with people tuning on 
the DX fx, responding when they shouldn't, and not getting into 
split -- I've had that problem and thank the people, here and 
elsewhere, who helped me become a better op. But I have see what 
I can only interpret as deliberate interference with K1N. I have 
noticed him change frequencies by 500 Hz to get away from steady 
carriers, the only such on my P3, and what was a strange, long 
lasting signal that had a bandwidth of 50Hz or so and wiped him 
out completely at my QTH. I usually use narrow CW bandwidths to 
improve the S/N, but here it is to cut out the QRM signals that 
aren't well matched to his.

I have noticed one strategy which seems perverse. Send the 
signal report with your initial call, in hopes he will log the 
call, even if you can't read his signal. It's simple, just 
request a QSL later, or log him every 20 minutes into LotW and 
see where the matches come. Come on guys, it's a hobby. It's not 
real unless you earn it and can face yourself in the mirror afterwards.

But enough ranting.

73 Bill AE6JV

On 2/8/15 at 6:08 PM, jlangdon1 at austin.rr.com (John Langdon) wrote:

>The most amazing thing to me about the 15M CW pileup is there were dozens of
>stations calling when K1N was transmitting. Either they are not hearing him
>(but then why call?) or they just keep hitting the function key and hope to
>win the lottery!.  This is over and above the usual group that calls again
>even when he comes back to someone who doesn't have a single common letter
>in their call.

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