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

[Hank Greeb]

One very easy way to encourage folks to ID  would  be to NOT "Tailgate" 
the stations who do NOT ID between each contact.

If a station doesn't get a call immediately, the op WILL ID

Otherwise, "patience hath its virtue."

72/73 de n8xx Hg
QRP >99.44% of the time

On 11/25/2012 12:01 PM, cq-contest-request at contesting.com wrote:
> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 11:17:26 -0600
> From: Doug Smith <dougw9wi at gmail.com>
> To: 'cq-contest reflector' <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> 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
>