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BUT VK/ZL STATIONS HAVE FOUND THAT IF THEY WAIT FOR A SPECIFIC VK/ZL CALL
TO ARMS THEY MIGHT WAIT A VERY LONG TIME, QUITE OFTEN UNTIL WELL AFTER
PROPAGATION HAS PEAKED.  SO, THE EVER INCREASING MODE OF DXING FOR THE
GENERALLY MODEST VK/ZL STATIONS IS IF YOU CAN HEAR EM, CALL EM.  NOW, I DO
FEEL SOMEWHAT EMBARRASSED IN ADMITTING THIS FROWNED UPON DXING TACTIC
GENERALLY EMPLOYED EN MASSE BY THE EU THRONG, TO THE DETRIMENT OF ALMOST
EVERYONE BUT LET ME AT LEAST TRY TO ESTABLISH A DEFENSE HERE.  I DONT WANT
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TO EMBARRASS MARTTI LAINE, OH2BH, WHO, IN MY OPINION, IS THE BEST DXER I
HAVE PERSONALLY COME ACROSS, BUT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS I HAVE SAT IN MY
SHACK LISTENING TO MARTTI WORKING THE WORLD OR WHEREVER AT A HUNDRED MILES
AN HOUR WHEN, WITHOUT WARNING, HE WILL CALL FOR ANY VK/ZL.  YOU DONT GET
LONG TO RESPOND AND IF THERE IS NO RESPONSE INSIDE A MINUTE, HE WILL MOVE
ON.  BUT IF THERE IS EVEN A TRICKLE OF VK/ZLS RETURNING, HE WILL OFTEN STAY
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