[PaQSO] Fulton Done

[John Bednar]

My first thought when finding an operator on the suggested mobile
frequencies would be that they are unaware of the suggestion made in the
rules. I think you are jumping to conclusions with you linear, full size
antennas, and inconsiderate operator thought.

When the bands are crowded like they were on 40 & 80m someone will call CQ
on unused frequencies. If made aware of the suggested mobile area, I'd bet
you would be surprised to learn that most would give up their frequency.

John, K3CT 

-----Original Message-----
From: paqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:paqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Page PYNE
Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 9:03 AM
To: paqso at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [PaQSO] Fulton Done

As promised I did go to Fulton and worked 77 stations from the mobile in 3
1/2 hours there. Was a bit disappointed that I could not get to 100 so gave
up and drove home. Not going back to Juniata today as I don't see it on a
needs list even though I didn't hear it yesterday.
 
My biggest gripe and perhaps the controlling reason why I did not run more
counties this year..... the suggested mobile frequency on 40 was unusable
because of stations who set up fixed operations within 1 KHZ of the
frequency. Such operations are a bit inconsiderate as with full size
antennas and maybe linears
on, wipes out the chance for mobiles to use the mobile corridor, not just me
but
any mobile. I would not have been concerned if I heard at least one mobile
using
the frequency.
 
Mostly I was forced to search and pounce answering others which gives others
much less time to find a mobile in a possibly rare county.  I did find a
spot way up in the band far away from most of the activity down below on SSB
80 KHZ away.
 
If you are going to have a mobile corridor (and I'd suggest maybe 10 KHZ
wide
somewhere in the band and posted as such in the rules), then the mobiles (if
observed by other operators) would have a better time of providing others
with
possibly needed counties.  To the 77 worked from Fulton (including 10 on
Slow Speed CW) thanks for being there.
 
As an aside comment, I read where the 3905 CCN gave up on having their net
on
7.178 last night because NCS in Maine was "over run" by PA QSO Party
Stations.
The OMISS Net on 7.185 barely had a net.  The NATA group which meets before
OMISS also on 7.185 gave up trying too. Shame there isn't a way we can ll
get along... eh?
 
Page  WA3EOP


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