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Re: [CQ-Contest] New SO2R trick?

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] New SO2R trick?
From: Jim Brown <k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Reply-to: k9yc@arrl.net
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2018 11:11:15 -0800
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On 12/7/2018 10:05 AM, Tom Frenaye wrote:
One way for the smart operator to deal with this is to move of or down 50-100 
hz and call slightly off
frequency.  Another is to call a second time since 80% or more people call just 
once.

My standard practice is to do both. I'll dump my call once, pause, if no response, I'll assume another caller covered me, and call again. Full QSK is a BIG help, especially on the lower bands where you can hear the other caller(s).

73,Jim K9YC
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