If another station is on your frequency it will definetly hurt somebody's rate.
It probably depends on who is louder in the prime target area. If you're
louder, the other stations run will slow down or stop, or if your weaker,
you're run may never get going. You may not be directly interfering with the
other running station, but those listening on the other end will potentially
have some problems.
One clue is if you hear stations answering, but they're not in rhythm with your
transmissions, there may be another station running on the frequency. Another
clue is if other stations are calling you with your callsign in addition to
theirs - i.e. "wa1gon this is ke1fo" - the caller wants to make sure the
correct station answers their call. If you think this is the case, verify with
the calling frequency that the report is in fact for wa1gon.
Another tool is multiple. If you have an antenna designed to work "close in"
stations you can listen on that and you may hear the other station. If you've
got antennas fixed in different directions, switch through them and listen to
see if you can hear the other station - even a multiband vertical can be useful
in this case. There are times I run signal to a beam and a vertical, just to
keep others off MY frequency.
Once you've established that there's probably another station running on the
same frequency keep a close eye on the rate meter. It's a great clue as to
weather you're doing OK or not.
Good luck.
73 de Al, KE1FO
----- Original Message -----
From: Darryl Wagoner WA1GON
Sent: 4/5/2004 11:22:48 AM
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest]
> Greetings,
>
> I have been playing with contesting for a few years now mainly S&P. One
> of the questions I have is about "claiming a freq" and calling CQ. The
> way that I have been doing it is:
>
> 1. Find a quite freq.
> 2. Listen for about 60 seconds.
> 3. Ask if the freq is in uses.
> 4. Start calling CQ.
>
> But it strikes me that there maybe another station on same freq. Which I
> can hear, but some others may be able to hear. Am I interfering with
> other station? If not am I doing a disservice to myself? Should I even
> being worrying about this?
>
> 73
>
> --
> Darryl Wagoner - WA1GON
> Past President - Nashua Area Radio Club
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