[WVDXA] BS7H QRT TIME

[N8NN]

Pete -- When propagation allows, I always search for the stations the DX is working.  I don't bother transmitting until I can find the station he is working.  When I find it, I use that freq to call the DX.  I'll stay there for a couple of calls until I am sure the DX station has moved on, and then I stop transmitting and start hunting.

Sometimes I can "guess" where the DX is going to listen next based on his "pattern, but that seldom works for me (and it never works for OH2BA..!!).  I continuously monitor the DX cluster for hints on where the DX is listening, and try those frequencies.  Sometimes I have no choice but to call blindly, but that never works for me!

If the DX is weak and not working stations in my area, I don't waste my energy calling him.  I don't have a "big gun" station.

I always use full QSK on CW.  QSK allows me to stop wasteful transmitting when the DX is transmitting, and it allows me to get into the rhythm of the DX station.  I never transmit after the DX station sends "5NN" since he already has a contact and it's not me.  That's prime time for searching for his contact station who is probably sending "5NN" also.  I wait for the DX stations to send "R" or "TU" or "UP" or whatever he's using to signal he is listening for another contact. 

I always send CW at the same speed as the DX station.  I figure he has chosen a speed that makes operating comfortable for him.  I use a memory keyer to send my call.  That saves on the fingers.

I always use dual receive with a stereo headset -- DX station in one ear and the search receiver in the other ear.  I use a narrow filter on the DX station appropriate to band conditions.  I use a wide filter on the search receiver, usually 2.4 KHz, so I can more easily find the stations working the DX.

I don't tail-end, send partial calls, or try to bust a QSO.  The key is getting into the rhythm of the DX station and being on the correct frequency for him to hear me.

73, Bert N8NN
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Pstark 
  To: West Virginia DX Association 
  Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 5:51 PM
  Subject: Re: [WVDXA] BS7H QRT TIME


  What worked?
  I have tried tail-ending, camping out on a frequency, hopping around to the sides of a pile, 
  trying to anticipate his next freq from a worked station, and just random calling in the 200 to 230 span.
  I have even tried calling on one of his secret frequencies.
  What worked for you guys?

  Pete K4OM
    -----Original Message-----
    From: wvdxa-bounces at wvdxa.org [mailto:wvdxa-bounces at wvdxa.org]On Behalf Of WA8WV at aol.com
    Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 1:36 PM
    To: wvdxa at wvdxa.org
    Subject: Re: [WVDXA] BS7H QRT TIME





      so i'm just gonna qrt on him 


    You are only one of many Greg. I would not quit if I were you.

    Hang in there.
    Dave WA8WV



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