[SOC] ARRL publication no where to be found !

[Joseph B Cotton]

This is a great question.  What to do when the band is "dead"?

I like to operate the NAQCC Sprints.  As many stations as you can work in a
span of two hours.  It is presented as "not a contest" but a friendly way
for stations to make contacts.  And so called "dead bands" come alive.

Suggestion: make any excuse and hold an "event".  Hams like "events" for
instance -  contests, QSO parties, and so on.  That is primarily because it
is no fun not making contacts.  So hold an event or even a Net.

Suggestion: check in to a net. You can find the nets organized by various
clubs and such, like traffic nets, and so on.

Suggetion:  If you make a contact, and have a "chat" (I don't particularly
like the term "rag-chew") then every few minutes invite anyone listening to
"check-in"  (QNI) to your QSO and include the other station in the chat.
You never know if the stations in a chat would want a break in station. nor
if they would want a tail-ender to call after their chat is over. I would
rather be invited to the QSO.

Joe W3TTT

On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 1:54 AM, John Bache G7JMZ <johnpbache at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> I guess the real litmus test would be operating on the band when it is
> jumping.
>
>
> Regards
>
> John.
>
> ________________________________
> From: soc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <soc-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf
> of Joe Fischer <aa8ta at fischerhome.org>
> Sent: 23 July 2017 20:46
> To: Second Class Operators' Club
> Subject: Re: [SOC] ARRL publication no where to be found !
>
> Kind of sick operating on a dead band, although I guess it would not feel
> any pain.  Besides that, how would it pay the bill?
>
> Maybe if you operated on a live band, it would not die.
>
> TU es 73 de Joe AA8TA
>
> > On Jul 23, 2017, at 12:16, AL7JK John <al7jk.john at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I've been checking the ARRL web site on a frequent
> > basis, but its no longer there. Searching for a copy of
> > " Dead Band Operating Techniques "
> >
> > 73
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