When I look at the "last good ones" page, I realize I'm late in sending my direct QSL requests. But I know where it comes from.

In general, I send direct QSL's after QSO's on at least a couple of bands. But I have some difficulties to get some new ones on other bands now.

Maybe this is due to the fact that the propagation is not that good...

Hope cycle 24 will be more stable..Even the YI9 were not worked on 12m (I just heard them sporadically). Got them from 80 up to 15m, but was looking for them on 12/10m (my last bands....)

Next time maybe,

73

Ronan, F8AFC

Hi all,

I've noticed this with BS7H a few years ago which was listening almost 80KHz. I thought to myself that this could never happen again...until this morning.
TX3A on 20m SSB, listening +5 to +50KHz (at least) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sometimes, we can hear +5 to +15 or even 20KHz..But +50 KHz is a pure non-sense !

Making a QSO in such a wide split is like winning to the national lottery. This is a non-sense for me and I really don't understand why using such a wide bandwidth....
You are lucky, you got it. You are not lucky, you don't make it.
But where's the point in calling 3 hours (which I didn't !), keeping the fingers crossed that the operator listen +52KHz?
The only effective way to QSO with a DX expedition working split is
- to listen to this split
- to listen to the operator
- to understand how he works in his split
- to listen to listen to listen, this is the basis of Ham radio !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

--> How do you sincerely want to listen to a 50KHz split within a few seconds ???????????
That's simply not possible, and this can only lead to ZOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

There was nothing to understand this morning, neither the operator, nor the split.
That was simply SAD.

The only way to make a QSO with TX3A this AM was
- to call 3 hours non-stop, linear amplifier ON and of course saturating to disgust the guys who listen the splits to understand how the operator works in his split.
- turning the VFO while calling to cover a few KHz with 1 call...(I heard some people doing this !!!!!!!!! Amazing !!!!!!!!)
- to call, to call, to call without listening, but while praying the "DX" god would help a bit.

This is NOT ham-radio.

Yes we need a bit of luck sometimes. But NO, ham radio is NOT a lottery !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hearing what I heard this morning, I sincerely don't regret not to be in their log!

Why did the operator behave this way is a pure mystery for me
- The guy is well-experienced, and normally knows how to handle even a BIG euopean pile-up within 10-15Khz, but no more.
There are many ways to control/regulate a pile-up without destroying almost the entire band.
- Working by numbers
- Working by countries / areas
- Working by letters
- Working with a lower output power so that only the good ears can effectively listen the operator
- etc etc etc

Last point : Why did the operator shamelessly lie?
- At 10:55, the operator said QRX.
The definition of QRX is stand-by for a few minutes, while coming back after on the SAME frequency.
--> But in fact he simply QSY'd to 160m CW where he was spotted 2 min after by NA stations..This is also not a mark of respect for the people calling/waiting for him. And I'm sure that was not a simple "Q code" mistake. He did it voluntarily ! No comment !!!!!!!!