[CQ-Contest] Two contests within a contest?

[Eskenazi/Leveque]

DX0DX and another guy XX0XX are running Ws. Its the ARRL test
and 15 is wide open to the west coast.

Scene One:

"DX0DX... contest"
(W6 garbled...)
"W6.. 59 kilowatt"
(roger its W6XXX 59 Cal)
"DX0DX..contest"


Scene Two:

"XX0XX...contest"
(W6 garbled...)
"W6.. 59 kilowatt"
(roger its W6XXX 59 Cal)
"W6XXX ok..
...XX0XX..contest"


Spent a long time listening at the start of the contest Friday nite, had a
huge traffic jam while driving home with lots of listening time in the
mobile. I saw 
BOTH styles being practiced. 

Its obvious that these guys are not competing on the same field with each
other.

XX0XX is spending one more 'over' in confirming the call, and DX0DX is just
letting
the W6XXX assume that he got the call right, and is shortcutting the
process of 
making a QSO. In fact, is he even MAKING a contest exchange?? He NEVER
gives the callsign of the station he is working!

Given all else being equal, DX0DX is going to save ALOT of time in his
exchange, especially over 48 hours.

A rather glaring inequity...?

comments??

73 de Danny K7SS





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