[CQ-Contest] The Calling Disease

[Zack Widup]

This may or may not have worked but maybe it might've been the only
thing you could've done to work the K4. Quickly tune around a bit and
find a clear frequency nearby if possible. Then as soon as you hear
the WA3 start to send his call, send "UP1" or whatever. Quickly QSY
and call the K4 and hope he heard you through the WA3. Maybe if you're
lucky the WA3 wasn't on full break-in and the K4 heard you and QSY'ed
with you.

73, Zack W9SZ


On 11/28/11, David Gilbert <xdavid at cis-broadband.com> wrote:
>
> I guarantee that working him at all encouraged him to do exactly the
> same thing again to someone else.  The way to change the WA3's behavior
> is to not work him when he calls out of turn.
>
> Dave   AB7E
>
>
> On 11/28/2011 3:13 PM, George Harlem wrote:
>> I need to offer an admission.
>>
>> Like most, I too deplore this ugly habit of some lids.  Running in SS CW
>> earlier this month I was called by a weak station and a very strong
>> station.
>> I went back to the weak station with (not the actual prefixes) "K4?".  The
>> very strong WA3 again came back on top of the K4.  I sent "K4?" again.
>> Same
>> thing.  Then "K4 K4?".  Again the WA3.  So I worked the WA3 and
>> intentionally failed to log him.  Yes, I let my emotions get the better of
>> me.  Pity that the K4 moved on, but I felt justified.  I'm not sure there
>> is
>> any way to change that WA3's behavior.
>>
>> George W1EBI
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