[CQ-Contest] Field Day and CW

[John Laney]

Rich:

The 15-minute per band/mode rule discourages operating on marginal 
bands, such as 160 and 10M.  You are stuck on a band/mode if you make 
one contact and you may go the next 15 minutes calling CQs with no 
answers.  I made several 10 M QSOs before the contest, but never heard 
enough activity on 10 M CW during the contest to justify losing 15 
minutes on another band to go to 10 M.  Sorry.

BTW, I assume that the 15 minute rule applies to the free VHF station as 
well.  It seems it would be even more difficult to make VHF/UHF QSOs 
during FD if you have to stay on a band/mode for 15 minutes after the 
first QSO.

73,

John, K4BAI.
a CW op at N4WV, 3A GA.