[SADXA] Interesting VP6D Operating Practices

[Jerry Wothe]

Hi Bill:
One way that can happen is if they perhaps came on the frequency and listened to their transmit frequency before firing up. Then tuned up to the receive frequency and forgot to turn the audio gain for that frequency on or up. On my rig the two frequencies are on a audio mix control and although the receiver frequency is shown, unless you turn the audio mix control over to the receive input you will only hear the transmit frequency and thus hear you when you called on their transmit frequency. 
Who knows. Glad you got them.
73's
W6XI

> On October 30, 2018 at 11:45 AM "W7EXG (Bill)" <W7EXG at q.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi SADXA Group, 
> 
> While chasing the VP6D DX-pedition, I discovered some interesting operating
> practices that are unexplained. 
> 
> For example, I heard VP6D on 20m 14190 kHz (S9+) last night calling CQ for
> up 5, with no acknowledgment of any answering station. He kept calling and
> calling CQ. Finally, I decided to give him a call up 5, and he also did NOT
> answer me, even though I called and called. I decided he was listening
> somewhere else - but where?
> 
> Finally I called him on HIS transmit frequency 14190 kHz (AND I KNOW THIS IS
> A LID practice!!).   Yup, he was listening to his transmit frequency, and
> gave me a 59 + report. LID operation works!!  He asked me to spot him in 20m
> which I did, because he was not getting any response.  I told him I WAS
> calling him up 5 and he did not hear me and I was ON this transmit freq.  
> 
> I dismissed this odd practice until today. 
> 
> I was on 18071 kHz, calling VP6D up 2 as requested. AGAIN -- NO ANSWER -
> from anyone, even though I could hear the pileup. He was calling and calling
> CQ. So, based on my seasoned DX experience with past VP6D stations, I became
> a LID AGAIN, and called him on HIS frequency, and YES, that IS where he was
> listening. 
> 
> Other stations calling realized his practice, and soon stared a pileup on
> his transmit frequency. WE ALL BECAME LIDS!! What fun was that!!
> 
> I did hear one VP6D op say "I am listening UP 5 -- NO TUNING" which may be
> common practice? 
> 
> I am now thinking that these ops are using radios they are not familiar with
> and this may be the reason for this unexplained op practice. I think all of
> us have, at one time in our ham career, "misused" the offset function,
> especially with a new rig. 
> 
> Now we know why LIDS call on the DX station's transmit fre1quency. 
> 
> Don't get me wrong, I am NOT encouraging LID operation!!  Hi Hi
> 
> This is one of my interesting observations of the VP6D operation. 
> 
> Best 73's 
> 
> Bill W7EXG
> 
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