CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW
Call: ON4WW
Operator(s): ON4WW
Station: ON4WW
Class: SOSB(A)/160 HP
QTH: Gent - Belgium
Operating Time (hrs): 27
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 1379 28 97
80:
40:
20:
15:
10:
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Total: 1379 28 97 Total Score = 234,250
Club: Rhein Ruhr DX Association
Comments:
To my pleasant surprise, the SSB edition of CQWW on topband, was full of
courteous operators.
The CW part however, revealed as it did last year, that some people think they
can stay on a frequency when someone tells them QRL. QRL just means what it
means, QRL. If someone tells you a frequency is busy, even if he is 500Hz down
your frequency, it probably means that you are interfering with him.
Personally, I think it is rude not to qsy if someone tells me QRL. I don't even
have to question a person if he tells me QRL. I will just disappear of that
frequency, or listen to see what is going on.
I had twice North American stations coming too close for comfort, I only had to
say ONCE : QRL, pse QSY, and they were gone.
In Europe, there is always questioning, arguing, discussion, flaming. Not
necessary, gents. When someone tells you QRL, just leave.
How can you determine if there is QRL ?
Listening to a frequency for 3 seconds, and then start CQ TEST, that is NOT the
way to do it.
Asking '?' is also NOT the way to do it.
Asking 'QRL?' after having listened for a short time, is the only correct way to
do it. Can we pse agree on that ?
Otherwise a very interesting and challenging contest due to snow static, snow
damage, and an RFI interference source. For those interested, Mr. Murphy has
written a little story about it at: http://www.on4ww.be/cqww2005cwstory.htm
73 - Mark.
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