Comments on: DX Cluster F**k – 13 Colonies Special Event http://www.k2dsl.com/2009/07/06/dx-cluster-fk-13-colonies-special-event/ In the chair and on the air... Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:05:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ed http://www.k2dsl.com/2009/07/06/dx-cluster-fk-13-colonies-special-event/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Ed Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:02:00 +0000 http://www.k2dsl.com/?p=522#comment-227 I heard (and saw) some of the same poor behavior you're talking about. It was pretty shocking and quite aggravating too. In addition to many of the comments you referenced on the spotting clusters, I heard several ops question the K2 ops as to why they weren't on certain bands, some even went as far as to complain (and hold up other contacts in the process). I never have quite understood why people think that calling while the target station is transmitting is going to be effective? Logic certainly tells us otherwise, but maybe they know a secret that we don't? I kind of doubt it. I guess this isn't a problem that's going to go away, it just seems to get worse. However, I have heard some really good ops take control of unruly crowds (and on CW that's no small feat!) and manage them efficiently and maintain order. Some of the ops that I heard from the K2 stations seemed a bit overwhelmed at times at the size of the pileups, which was understandable if they were simply volunteering their time to put these stations on the air and weren't used to such interest. You're right, disappointing. 73 - Ed N4EMG I heard (and saw) some of the same poor behavior you’re talking about. It was pretty shocking and quite aggravating too. In addition to many of the comments you referenced on the spotting clusters, I heard several ops question the K2 ops as to why they weren’t on certain bands, some even went as far as to complain (and hold up other contacts in the process).

I never have quite understood why people think that calling while the target station is transmitting is going to be effective? Logic certainly tells us otherwise, but maybe they know a secret that we don’t? I kind of doubt it.

I guess this isn’t a problem that’s going to go away, it just seems to get worse. However, I have heard some really good ops take control of unruly crowds (and on CW that’s no small feat!) and manage them efficiently and maintain order. Some of the ops that I heard from the K2 stations seemed a bit overwhelmed at times at the size of the pileups, which was understandable if they were simply volunteering their time to put these stations on the air and weren’t used to such interest.

You’re right, disappointing.

73 – Ed N4EMG

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