K3KU writes:
> Just now, second time in NAQP (only been on for 3 hrs), answer CQ of BIG
GUN. No reply. I call again. And again. No replies.
Well - I am the big gun that K3KU speaks of. As it turns out - YES - I was
working
someone on the other radio when he called - but I was all prepared to
answer him
on his first call - but fat fingered somethingon my keyboard when he called
and my
logging program hung in a weird state. I can take full responsibility for
that since I
wrote my own software.
So - while what he said is true - I believe that the reason for the delay
had more to
do with my inability to respond to his first call because I couldn't send
any CW.
I believe that K3KU was pretty aggressive about trying to take over my
frequency.
Normally - if there is a 5 or 10 second delay - you don't assume that the
frequency
is now yours. I think if you did that going up and down the band - you
would find
yourself making a lot of enemies.
Also - to correct assumptions - when I am working a QSO on the second radio
- I
do not "own" that frequency. The guy who was CQing does.
73 Tree N6TR
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