Is it safe to assume that those who are calling each other lids and idiots and
who are otherwise contributing to the festivities on a pile-up frequency have
already worked the DX? Perhas they cannot hear him and want to ensure no one
else can. Come on, people, take a deep breath and start repeating, "it's just
a hobby, it's just a hobby...."

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"N1KI" wrote in message
...
Is it safe to assume that those who are calling each other lids and idiots
and
who are otherwise contributing to the festivities on a pile-up frequency
have
already worked the DX? Perhas they cannot hear him and want to ensure no
one
else can. Come on, people, take a deep breath and start repeating, "it's
just
a hobby, it's just a hobby...."

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"N1KI" wrote in message
...
Is it safe to assume that those who are calling each other lids and idiots
and
who are otherwise contributing to the festivities on a pile-up frequency
have
already worked the DX? Perhas they cannot hear him and want to ensure no
one
else can. Come on, people, take a deep breath and start repeating, "it's
just
a hobby, it's just a hobby...."

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QRM makers and bad operators.



Caveat Lector wrote:
This post could have been made 30 years ago.
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Suspect it never will.
But we can try
Get a good book on DXing and learn the proper way.

--
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Amateur Radio is the best back-up
communications system in the world,
and that's the way it is. Walter Cronkite





"N1KI" wrote in message
...

Is it safe to assume that those who are calling each other lids and idiots

and

who are otherwise contributing to the festivities on a pile-up frequency

have

already worked the DX? Perhas they cannot hear him and want to ensure no

one

else can. Come on, people, take a deep breath and start repeating, "it's

just

a hobby, it's just a hobby...."

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Go back into the very old QST's 1920's and DX chasers was considered
QRM makers and bad operators.



Caveat Lector wrote:
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Suspect it never will.
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Amateur Radio is the best back-up
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and that's the way it is. Walter Cronkite





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...

Is it safe to assume that those who are calling each other lids and idiots

and

who are otherwise contributing to the festivities on a pile-up frequency

have

already worked the DX? Perhas they cannot hear him and want to ensure no

one

else can. Come on, people, take a deep breath and start repeating, "it's

just

a hobby, it's just a hobby...."

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If you are talking about a European pile up, it is customary to tune up on
the QRG of the DX, and call on his frequency the second a spot appears,
whether you hear him or not. Then begin dits or carrier (depending on a CW
or SSB DX station) on the QRG if split and also inside the pile up if you
don't get him first try. As a more sophisticated method, call fifty times
on the QRG of the station being worked, to make sure you NEVER get in the
log of if in the log, NEVER get a QSL. Eastern and southern European's
excell at this.

If it is a JA pile up, call a few times on top of the station being worked,
then stand by hoping the DX will come back to you. Never listen to the NO
JA or EU ONLY PSE, just make a mess.

I operate mostly low bands so haven't heard a US pile up from here lately,
but from past experience, all of the above apply.

That's why when there is good prop, I search and pounce, but the poor
******* I just worked gets clobbered with a combination of all of the above.

73

Bob 9V1GO G4VGO at home

If you are talking about a European pile up, it is customary to tune up on
the QRG of the DX, and call on his frequency the second a spot appears,
whether you hear him or not. Then begin dits or carrier (depending on a CW
or SSB DX station) on the QRG if split and also inside the pile up if you
don't get him first try. As a more sophisticated method, call fifty times
on the QRG of the station being worked, to make sure you NEVER get in the
log of if in the log, NEVER get a QSL. Eastern and southern European's
excell at this.

If it is a JA pile up, call a few times on top of the station being worked,
then stand by hoping the DX will come back to you. Never listen to the NO
JA or EU ONLY PSE, just make a mess.

I operate mostly low bands so haven't heard a US pile up from here lately,
but from past experience, all of the above apply.

That's why when there is good prop, I search and pounce, but the poor
******* I just worked gets clobbered with a combination of all of the above.

73

Bob 9V1GO G4VGO at home