"KØHB" wrote in message
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"Dee D. Flint" wrote

| When it comes to DX, I use all the tools at my disposal. This means I
do
| not limit my efforts to the clusters.

To each his/her own, and the clusters seem to survive after all other
uses of packet except APRS are withering, but I consider the cluster not
a tool but a crutch.

YMMV.

73, de Hans, K0HB






Clusters are a pain in the rump. Dee has it right...tune and pounce...hi.

Basically the situation is .... if you catch the DX on the first or maybe
3rd call...you have a chance to work them.. Otherwise the clusters are
active and you have a million callers. Some of them can actually hear the
guy.

Dan/W4NTI