The one that surprised me was people asking me, while I was running, if
I would please QSY to another band, and then acting annoyed when I said
"ltr pse". Maybe they assumed I was SO2R(?)
73, Pete N4ZR
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On 1/14/2013 1:51 PM, steve.root@culligan4water.com wrote:
5 to 10 seconds is two entirely different values....
If I just called CQ and you take 5 to 10 seconds to answer me, I might be on the other
rig answering Tree's CQ. Count to 5 out loud; why wait that long to answer me? I had
several guys last weekend that took that long or even longer. No doubt they thought I was
an "SO2R" lid. Those same guys used to complain about people not listening long
enough between CQ's.
On the other hand, 10 seconds is no where near long enough to determine if a
frequency is in use. I might not be on the second radio, I might be copying a
guy that you can't hear that's sending an exchange to me at 15 WPM. His
exchange could easily take more than 10 seconds.
73 Steve K0SR
---Original Message-----
From: Tree [mailto:tree@kkn.net]
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 11:30 AM
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Big Gun hogging two frequencies (K3KU complaint)
K3KU writes:> Just now, second time in NAQP (only been on for 3 hrs), answer CQ
of BIGGUN. 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 wasworkingsomeone on the other
radio when he called - but I was all prepared toanswer himon his first call - but
fat fingered somethingon my keyboard when he calledand mylogging program hung in a
weird state. I can take full responsibility forthat since Iwrote my own
software.So - while what he said is true - I believe that the reason for the
delayhad more todo with my inability to respond to his first call because I
couldn't sendany CW.I believe that K3KU was pretty aggressive about trying to take
over myfrequency.Normally - if there is a 5 or 10 second delay - you don't assume
that thefrequencyis now yours. I think if you did that going up and down the band
- youwould findyourself making a lot of enemies.Also - to correct assumptions -
when I am working a QSO on the s
ec
ond radio- Ido not "own" that frequency. The guy who was CQing does.73 Tree
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