[CQ-Contest] Why is he ashamed of his call???

[Zack Widup]

I'm at the K9CT  contest station. We are doing a Multi/2 with four
> stations. All four are programmed to send "TU K9CT" at the end of each QSO.
> Short but gets the ID in after every QSO. I've worked a few stations that
> skip the "TU" and just send their call. That's fine with me.
>

But I have  encountered those stations that are not sending their calls. I
> skip over them. Their loss.
>

73, Zack W9SZ


On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 5:54 PM, <VE1AL at eastlink.ca> wrote:

> I'd go several steps further, Doug.  Personally, I believe the Contest
> Committee should mandate that every station be required to give his call
> after every QSO.  Today, I figure I totalled 30 minutes (perhaps more)
> waiting for guys to give their calls.  So it will cost a total of 10
> minutes or whatever and scores will be down slightly.  But it sure
>
> I don't operate with any assistance and I've got to say it is particularly
> annoying to sit and listen to 10 or 20 QSOs before the other guy gives his
> call.
>
> I won't bother to name names here but I do have a list of offenders.
>
> 73
>
> Al, VE1AL
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Doug Smith
> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2012 1:17 PM
> To: 'cq-contest reflector'
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Why is he ashamed of his call???
>
> Can't figure it out.
>
> - His fist (OK, his computer's fist :) ) is good.
> - His signal is strong but perfectly clean.
> - He's not trying to run anyone off their run frequency.
> - He seems to copy the callers just fine.
>
> So why is he so ashamed of his call?
>
> I just worked one Zone 33 station for the THIRD TIME on 10 meters.  Because
> he goes TWO TO THREE MINUTES between IDs.
>
>
>
> Rules suggestion for the 2013 WW:
> - Each S&P QSO counts 15% extra -- 1.15 points for own continent (unless NA
> in which case 2.30 points), 3.45 points for other continent.
>    (those wishing to claim the 15% must submit a log with exact frequencies
> in the Cabrillo file, so the committee can identify which QSOs were S&P.)
>
> That may more or less make up for the time S&P operators waste waiting for
> some of these guys to ID.
>
> (am I serious or not?  Take your pick..)
>
> --
>
> Doug Smith W9WI
> Pleasant View, TN  EM66
>
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