[PaQSO] Sweep on CW?

[Michael Coslo]

On Oct 11, 2011, at 11:41 AM, Eric Tichansky wrote:
>  The actual 
> percentage may even be as high as half, there are many callsigns I never 
> work in national contests outside of PAQP. 

That figure is pretty darn close, from looking at the logs.

>  Those type of operators need a different environment to develop 
> running skills, not being subjected to the horrors of a massive pileup 
> because of being in a rare county.  I've heard operators completely 
> shutdown and disappear when pileups get deep and they are no longer the 
> one in control.  Something like Field Day, NAQP or operating from a 
> non-rare county would be a better place to learn for green ops, 
> otherwise, having a "learning" experience like an unruly pileup would 
> send any green operator off with a sour experience and likely have 
> reservations about ever doing it again.

We need to Elmer these noobs. When there is  a pileup -  start dissecting it. 

Also, I don't know if anyone else has tried this or not, but some times in a pileup, when there is a person who is calling when they shouldn't be, I have repeated their callsign back to them, and announced that I will *not* work them unless they play properly. That often gets a person to behave. Nothing like having a rare county not work you to enforce good behavior. 8^)

What we all need to remember is that the Mobile is competing in the party too. I want to get counties as well as hand them out. If I have dozens and dozens of Luzerne county QSOs while running,  I'm going to not have many mults. note: LUZ is pretty much the biggest county activated. So yeah, I search and pounce as well as run frequencies. Like I say, we're competing too, not just operating to hand out rare counties to other Ops.

- 73 de Mike N3LI -