I am a relatively new contester, and I have always wondered the same thing. One thing has always worked for me, and I don't think I have ever lost rate because of it. Don't try to take a frequency. I
As a location/station/ability impaired would be contester for many years, I have often been on the receiving end of a "takeover". My normal response is to stick around for a few CQs and see who, if a
No ... Amateur frequencies are non-assigned (except for mode limitations) and usage is "first come first served." It is incumbent on the operator, even the operator of the mega-stations to listen lo
Kirk, These are excellent questions. Here are a few observations I have based on my experience. Ethical operators do not knowingly, willfully, steal frequencies from each other. (E.g., I hear you CQ-
No, plain and simple. It's called intentional interference. Anyone who has contested for any significant amount of time has been both the interferee and the interferor. It's bound to happen simply b
==> OK, I think this has become the accepted practice. Let's say I have been listening to the East coast run Europe for hours on end, and I have not been able to have very good QSO rate because of pr
Go ahead and name the names, so long as you can also document the time, frequency, etc. Several years I was the victim of what I considered an egregious frequency theft by N2RM. I mentioned it in a c
Hi Rick, et al, The following are my opinions only. No. Your FCC has made this clear, even to the most ardend contester/list runner/net. If the frequency is clear, one may use it. If it's busy, move
Just an observation : people like K3ZO seems always to be on their own somewhere high in the band, just working stations one by one, quietly. I guess that is what separate the men from the boys ! Go
Hi, At the risk of defending the indefensible, and with respect to the Boston marathon example, a few thoughts: 1. Is it wrong for a hockey player to take the puck from an opponent? No. 2. How does o
A similar thread has been discussed at various times in the past, most notably related to the use of "QRL?". The question is really more complicated than those stated above. First of all, the real qu
Right on Kelly! I think you have the right idea here. True, some frequency takeovers are a cause of propagation shifts etc., but most are caused intentionally. So, if you do it intentionally (knowing