AW: [Meteor-Scatter] Perseids and operating procedures!

[Franz van Velzen]

EA6VQ wrote :
-> >>If we are going to make good use of the available spectrum, timing and
-> >>clean signals are paramount.. just like any other mode.
->
-> Completly agree..and even more, I have noticed quite a few
-> stations not using the MS procedure at all...I mean:

Me too

-> - Not using the right sequences (who should TX in each sequence)
-> - Answering to CQ's without a report (only callsings)
-> - Sending non standard texts or reports and thus making QSO
-> completion harder

I found the info in the CQ calls from several people quite interesting; for
example CQ LY2XXX QSY 383 and/or CQ OE3FVU JN78UE etc.
Rest of the QSO standard of course.

Also, after QSO is completed with RRR I send 73 OE3FVU JN78UE. Although that
is not conform to the rules, I do send the 73 2x as an indication
that the QSO is really Completed. Sending a number of times RRR without any
further verification does not mean a complete QSO, does it ?

I would not mind if we would change the MS procedure partially by adding
Locator and QSY information in the CQ call. (Locator might be important
to optimize antenna direction) What wouild you say ?

-> - ...no need to tell about the use of DX-Cluster to exchange
-> information during the QSOs

Actually, I don't consider this too much of an issue after I did some
analysis of the spots of last weekend; it is far moire interesting
that of more than 4100 spots made by less than 400 spotters, a bit more than
400 calls were spotted. Which means that every call was being
spotted 10 times or so. If we could bring that back to 3 or 4, it would save
much more than getting the complete QSO's from the cluster. After
all, those HAM cheating, just cheat themselves and that tells me enough
about that kind of people, hi. Anyway, my thoughts and you do not need to
agree, hi.