[CQ-Contest] Disruption of Emergency Communication during CQWW

sabrams at nycap.rr.com sabrams at nycap.rr.com
Fri Nov 12 20:10:09 PST 2010


Real life 2010:  I was running monoband, high power 75 meters in the CQWW on 
Friday night, transmitting on about 3812 and listening down, after having 
checked the frequency.  About 15 minutes later I was called by a J39  (nice 
mult) on my listening frequency who said that my loud signal (nice to be 
complimented) was spilling over onto the Hurricane Net.  This was not 
"classical" emergency traffic as there was no emergency yet, but in fact a 
hurricane was approaching these islands so they were properly concerned.  He 
asked me to qsy up a few which I did without hesitation.  A few minutes 
later I was called by a J88 (another nice mult) who asked me to qsy up a few 
more, which I promptly did.  No problems after that and everyone was happy. 
On Saturday evening there were no problems as I avoided the frequencies 
around 3815.  Contesting is only a game and should never take precedence 
over important communications.  And if you're loud, they find you even if 
you're up around 20 or 25.  Saul  K2XA 



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