[Elecraft] Too many tuning knobs
Vic Rosenthal 4X6GP/K2VCO
k2vco.vic at gmail.com
Mon Feb 9 02:47:51 EST 2015
If you haven't heard it from over here, you can't imagine how bad the
deliberate QRM is.
On 9 Feb 2015 04:48, Bill Frantz wrote:
> 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
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73,
Vic, 4X6GP/K2VCO
Rehovot, Israel
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
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