[CQ-Contest] [YCCC] QRM in DX Window

[Ron Rossi]

Folks,

I need to clear something up. I was not calling CQ in the DX window. I 
do feel very much as the ARRL contesting FAQ describes. However I do not 
call CQ in the window for a very practical reason. The reason is that it 
is so widely perceived as the wrong thing to do that it creates the type 
of hate and discontent that is at least a semi-annual discussion point 
on CQ-Contest. I would prefer to have folks want to come back and give 
me a QSO the next time they hear me on in a contest.

Outside of the window I will operate politely, but sometime rather 
firmly when it comes to keeping a frequency that I have been using. That 
is how it needs to be. However I prefer not to use the DX window.

My log which contains the frequencies of all my contacts this weekend is 
  available.


73 es God Bless de KK1L...Ron Rossi (kk1l at arrl.net) <><
QTH: Jericho, Vermont
My page: http://www.intergate.com/~kk1l


An exert from http://www2.arrl.org/contests/hf-faq.html:

c) Band plans
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Band plans are just that - plans. They are designed for normal
circumstances when band loading is much lighter than during a contest.
During major contests, the bands will be very crowded, resulting in
conditions that the band plan is not intended to address. Avoid willful
interference and be as courteous as possible to non-contest QSOs within
the limits of the contest rules and licensing regulations.

Calling frequencies are also intended to allow stations to find their
peers under customary circumstances. During a contest, be aware of where
the calling frequencies are, but if no contacts are going on there, you
have every right to try and make contest QSOs.

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73 es God Bless de KK1L...Ron Rossi (kk1l at arrl.net) <><
QTH: Jericho, Vermont
My page: http://www.intergate.com/~kk1l

Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
> I don't often agree with Mal, N7MAL but this time I do.
> 
> I tuned the 75m DX window Saturday night and found a few stations calling CQ
> (and spotted them on packet).  I did not tune around the band to find other
> places they could have done so.
> 
> I think it was K1KD I heard around 3799, who made a stink when someone asked
> him to move out of the DX Window.  I would hope operators from YCCC or any
> other large contest club would have set a better example and just moved (K1KD
> did not).
> 
> I don't think it's that hard to respect long-established "windows" (SSTV
> included) during contests (or any other time).
> 
> 73 - Jim AD1C
> 
> 
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