Hi Bob,
Getting "?" doesn't bother me. I usually do about the same (hit
F4). If it happens too often, I re-record F1 to be sure of the
clarity. I have no problem! I do know it bothers others for whatever
reason. Personally, I tend to wait, but thats just preference/habit.
de K0RC:
"On the other hand, if I'm in S&P mode and tune to a station as he is
finishing "test", if I don't hear anyone calling him, I'll drop a "?" on
freq. If he comes back with a "?", I figure he is not interested in rate
so I just tune on down the band. His loss."
Well, that depends on how much he's worth! Might be your loss if he's a
mult and you can't wait (especially later in the test). Something tells
me the DX won't miss another zone 4.
--
Mike DeChristopher, K1KAA
k1kaa@arrl.net
http://k1kaa.413ma.org
AR-Cluster node telnet://dx.413ma.org
Robert Chudek - K0RC wrote:
> That's another good contesting nuance you brought up Mike.
>
> If I am running and I get a "?" after my CQ, I immediately press the
> F4 key (my call). That is, if no one else is calling me. Why would you
> make the S&P station wait around for your CQ timer to trip off another
> round in 10 seconds or so. You've got a "customer" waiting right now.
>
> If I don't get an immediate reply from the "?" station after my F4,
> the other fellow has determined I am already in his log and has moved
> on. There's nothing I need to do but press the F1 again to start
> another CQ sequence.
>
> On the other hand, if I'm in S&P mode and tune to a station as he is
> finishing "test", if I don't hear anyone calling him, I'll drop a "?"
> on freq. If he comes back with a "?", I figure he is not interested in
> rate so I just tune on down the band. His loss.
>
> If there's a "?" sent and an immediate F4 returned, that's time saved
> on both ends. And time saved equals a higher rate.
>
> I don't understand what there is to get frustrated about. What has I
> missed?
>
> 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike DeChristopher, K1KAA"
> <k1kaa@arrl.net>
> To: "CQ-Contest" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 9:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Use of di-di-dah-dah-di-dit in CW Contest
>
>
> Some people get very frustrated when S&P'ers send a "?" after their CQ.
> You'll get the callsign in a second or two; I don't think it will kill
> the rate. In fact, sending "?" and waiting for him to send his call may
> take just as long. Same with phone weekends: saying "YOUR CALL?"
> usually makes the running op angry. There's a situation for everything,
> though.
>
> Or maybe "the other guy" only caught part of SQ5M's ..--.. and figured
> he heard a call. Either way, the problem would have been avoided if he
> just listened to the next CQ. RX first.
>
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