tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post4734257996437093754..comments2024-03-28T05:17:55.293-04:00Comments on W2LJ QRP - When you care to send the very least!: DX Code of ConductQRP - When you care to send the very least!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08707602309223956112noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-4709289565098697112013-03-14T10:44:15.572-04:002013-03-14T10:44:15.572-04:00I don't find working DX fun anymore. When I b...I don't find working DX fun anymore. When I became a ham in 2002 and 2003 I thought it was great, even with a simple antenna. The little DX I work now is during the international contests where the crowds are split up and there is an easier chance of getting through.<br /><br />The pile up behavior repulses me. People calling while a station is in the middle of a QSL and they keep sending their call where the DX or special event station finally takes them so they will go away. <br /><br />While the DX Code of Conduct means well, I have been skeptical of it being effective, those rude people are going to keep doing it.<br /><br />Good luck to the decent DXers like you out there. Maybe this year I will get those last few entities to finally get my 100 entities.<br /><br />73 RemMorse Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07701187901462648295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-9789510021480825652013-03-13T21:37:53.173-04:002013-03-13T21:37:53.173-04:00Sometimes spotting a station is just about trying ...Sometimes spotting a station is just about trying to rustle up some activity for them. I consider it ham perfection when you hear a DX station call CQ, work them and have a bit of a QSO beyond exchange, then spot them to let more folks know they're there to be had if you need them. <br /><br />I'm just a slow newb to CW, so can't comment there as the DX is too fast for me now, but sometimes SSB spots don't mention they're working split. And if they don't know and the DX doesn't announce it every time you might innocently be unaware. Some might just have forgot to hit their split button. And conceivably some let their strong desire for the contact overrule reason. I consider tail ending rude, but many get their contact that way while the rest of us wait for our opportunity by playing fair and letting the DX pick out the strongest. <br /><br />It would be nice if hams instead of name calling and being ugly would try to coach people that might innocently be making a fool of themselves. You'll always have the inconsiderate which you won't change, but name calling and cursing I hear on the air reflects even more negatively on the hobby and certainly won't encourage better behavior. <br /><br />73....Jason - N6WBLjturninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061007081535110154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-44673744479479875202013-03-12T06:09:22.412-04:002013-03-12T06:09:22.412-04:00Good morning Larry, one side note to the computer ...Good morning Larry, one side note to the computer point and click on a spot. I have seen it happen were the station does point and click on a rare DX spot...BUT the split is not included in the spot. So now you have a station calling right over the rare DX. <br />MikeVE9KK https://www.blogger.com/profile/04720839744779758420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-43128612279380764942013-03-12T03:00:04.200-04:002013-03-12T03:00:04.200-04:00Hello Larry, you wrote a nice post. I got the same...Hello Larry, you wrote a nice post. I got the same experience with DXpeditions. But even before packet radio and internet the pile-ups were sometimes unbreakable. I like to find a DX myself like the old days, and know that clicking a DX on the cluster gives me no chance at all, 73, BasPE4BAS, Bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958141238330445285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-49323450352872272312013-03-11T19:33:09.506-04:002013-03-11T19:33:09.506-04:00Frankly, I think the biggest problem with this sor...Frankly, I think the biggest problem with this sort of behavior is that people can't hear the DX at all. (At least, not well enough to tell what's going on) They just see the spot, jump to the frequency and start calling. If they don't hear their own call coming back, they just keep calling.<br /><br />A good DX op won't put up with this sort of behavior. He won't work anyone except the station he's calling. That tends to quench the tail-enders and over-callers for the most part. At least, any of those who have a snowball's chance of working the DX.<br /><br />Every once in a while, the DX gets away. That's what makes DX chasing so much fun. If it were easy, it wouldn't be any fun.<br />AA4LRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17802093412804980377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-36325690949375570222013-03-11T18:44:56.283-04:002013-03-11T18:44:56.283-04:00Larry
Sorry about you having a bad experience cha...Larry<br /> Sorry about you having a bad experience chasing DX.<br />I recently had success with TX5K and was surprised with the courtesy shown to this Dxpediton. I think a lot has to do with how well the big pile ups are being controlled. Can only hope bad behavior does not become a trend. During many contests I hear both the good and bad behaviors. We all need to keep pointing out the bad so it's replaced with the good.<br />73---- Tim N0UJJ<br />Tim N0UJJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075573995436290098noreply@blogger.com