On Sat, 15 Feb 1997, Roger Hightower <n7kt@dancris.com> wrote:
>Well, heck. Now that I listen more closely, my contact was 6Y4A.
>Jamaica, _not_ China. Rats, :-(
> . . .
Roger,
Don't feel bad -- same thing happened to me, with a slight twist. Worked him
Saturday morning on 20m, then went to the LIQRP meeting and began graciously
accepting everyone's congratulations on working China with 5w into a wet
(Chinese) noodle. Later, Art, W2NRA, checked into it and discovered that it was
indeed 6Y4A in Jamaica, not BY4A in China. (Guess I should have realized that
something was awry when everyone kept asking me if there was a *REALLY BIG*
pileup on him!)
So, since my code copying skills are of course beyond reproach, here's my
alternative theory: You see, the guy has been *unconsciously conditioned* to
commit a slight Freudian (well, Skinnerian, actually :-) error of omission and
drop one dit every now and then when he sends his call. Whenever he does this,
he is rewarded with lots of stations calling, which subliminally reinforces the
mistake. After working him, each op gets all excited, looks for QSL info,
checks the DX bulletins, or just listens to him some more like you did. Each op
then discovers his true call and corrects his/her log. Thus, the guy ends up
with a huge contest score...
Hey, it could happen!! Way more likely than me copying down the wrong call!
:-) :-) :-)
BTW, I worked about a dozen countries plus a KL7 in about 3.5 hours on 20m in
the ARRL CW DX contest. Not bad for 5w into a Chinese noodle. (But they make
'em really long over there to help out covert hams, you know :-)
72,
Jeff
Jeff T. Casey / WB5GWB / Long Island, NY
ARCI ARRL ARS LIQRP NorCal QRP-L
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