[CQ-Contest] RE: QSO B4

[Thomas Horton]

Hi Doug,
 Being a 99.9% search and pounce contester,
I really know where of you speak.
 I have tried and in some cases am still trying to 
"walk on by" these guys. I think your 2 Qs is a good rule
of thumb.  Maybe I can do that...hi
 What I don't understand is, which takes more to send,
QSO B4 or their call?

73, Tom K5IID




> [Original Message]
> From: DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL <kr2q at optonline.net>
> To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Date: 9/4/03 02:34:38
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] RE: QSO B4
>
> Over the years (decades) I've found that "just tune on by" works for me. 
If
> they don't sign in 2 calls...I'm gone.
>
> What happens if you call a "non-signer" and work him and he still does not
> sign his call?  What do you log?  Now you are LOCKED to that frequency
until
> he signs.  Yuck.
>
> One thing I have never been able to figure out is this scenario:
>
> Despite my "rule" to tune past anyone not signing after 2 exchanges,
> sometimes I am fascinated to sit and listen...especially if it is good
zone.
> I have listened for many minutes (once, even 5 minutes) and noted that the
> guy just NEVER SIGNS his call.  Despite that, I notice "new" callers to
the
> pileup...they show up out of the blue, call, work the guy, and qsy, never
> having heard his callsign (cuz he never signed it).  It's also funny how
the
> callers often are all from the same USA call area....all W1's or all W3's
> etc.  Gee...I wonder what they logged?  Gee, I wonder how they knew what
to
> log?
>
> (tee hee)
>
> de Doug KR2Q
>
>
>
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