Several years ago I tuned across 20 meters
and found the European Field Day in progress.
I worked serveral stations and happend upon
a G station calling CQ Field Day. We exchanged
reports and I was called by another G station
who after giving me his report asked if I could
still hear the first station I had worked. My
affirmative reply was followed by "Tell them if
I could only hear them they are 59".
The background laughter from them was almost
as loud as mine.
Fred - K2FR
Look for W2RDX/50 the next 1 1/2 weeks,
the 50th anniversary of the Rochester,(NY)
DX Association.
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>From Ron DeBry" <Ron.DeBry@uc.edu Tue Jun 24 15:32:28 1997
From: Ron DeBry" <Ron.DeBry@uc.edu (Ron DeBry)
Subject: [CQ-Contest] QDC?
K5NA - >>
K7LXC - >
>> This goes on for about 25 QSOs without the DX station signing his call
>> as I
>> grow more and more impatient. Finally I decide to do something.
>
> I can tolerate just about any contest situation except this. What an
>arrogant SOB. That's why the ARRL is considering my submission of a new
>Q-signal:
>QDC -- What's your damn call?
I would never wait 25 QSOs listening for a guy's call. My rate is just
as important to me as his rate is to him. This applies whether I'm at a
super multi-multi station or at home barefoot into rusty wires - if I'm
sitting listening to the arrogant SOB, I'm not working anybody else and
I'm not making any points.
I'll listen to at most 2 QSOs, then call the guy. Once he answers me, I
ask his call _before_ giving my exchange. If he's a dupe - too bad for
him. That's the chance he takes by not signing every QSO.
73, Ron
Ron DeBry K8KM (ex WA6DGX)
Department of Biological Sciences
Box 210006
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0006
(513) 556-9743 ron.debry@uc.edu
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