UP ONE ?

I do not usually get on a soap box but today I will. For those of us who run low power and many of us less than optimum antennas DX chasing is a challenge and we accept that. I don't want anyone to think I am a whiner, I am not ! If I do not get a new DXCC counter because I choose to live in a CC&R neighborhood then bad on me, we will just keep trying !

So with that being said, I think it is so absurd that DX stations and in particular DXpeditions, choose to work stations up ONE this is crazy, yes crazy!! So anyone who is using a vertical antenna or any non directional antenna what do we hear......?? Well we hear every station calling but not the DX station !

Overwhelming signals from big gun and close by US stations that call and call only splatter onto the DX frequency, am I correct ? So lets do away with UP ONE, it makes no sense whatsoever. If you  disagree please leave a comment.

So on the upside : ) Iran EP6T starts on the 15th of Jan. and I did get the new JD1 this week on two modes so life not so bad....Remember get on have fun with what you have and up ONE is no good for anyone...( I think) 73 Jim K7JAN