[CQ-Contest] SO2R Practice Problem

[KB1H]

It was good to hear all the opinions and thoughts on the situation I 
experienced. Most echoed my feelings. Believe me I didn't sulk and did move 
on quick enough. I did not practice what I taught all the ops here and that 
was to have a junkdog attitude and fight to keep the frequency. As one of 
the ops (W1UJ)  here stated, rate rules. Poor rate means move. Unfortunately 
40M at the time was wall to wall CQs up to 7100.

I brought this all up as an attempt to point out poor operating practice and 
a lack of courtesy but then again it is contesting! We all love a fight at 
times.

Looking forward (NOT!) to the SSB half of ARRL DX contest.

Good luck to all.

73
Dick - KB1H


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Tavan N6XI" <rtavan at gmail.com>
To: "KB1H" <kb1h at ct.metrocast.net>
Cc: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 7:29 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SO2R Practice Problem


> If I were in your position, I would stand firm on the frequency. It's
> "mine" now. Of course, no one owns any frequency. If I grab a frequency 
> and
> the previous occupant comes back quickly, I realize it wasn't exactly
> vacant and I leave without hard feelings. But when a frequency goes vacant
> for several minutes, it is up for grabs. The late returnee should realize
> this and give it up, perhaps with a brief tussle. The price one pays for
> the power of SO2R is that sometimes you spend too much time away and you
> lose a run frequency.
>
> Of course, there is a lot of adrenaline flowing, so not all SO2R ops will
> realize how long they've been gone. And some are loud enough and 
> aggressive
> enough to take back "your" recently acquired frequency. If you lose the
> ensuing frequency fight, you can feel taken advantage of. But don't sulk
> too long - go find another frequency!
>
> 73,
>
> /Rick N6XI
>
> On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 1:29 PM, KB1H <kb1h at ct.metrocast.net> wrote:
>
>> During the recent ARRL DX CW contest the experience of someone obviously
>> using SO2R and trying to hold a frequency while going away for some other
>> QSO reared it's head on 40M.
>>
>> Finding what seemed to be a clear frequency at 7003.5 after QRLing many
>> times with no answer only to have a station come back after 2-3 minutes
>> starting to call CQ. OK, so I can understand how this can happen even
>> though we worked 2 or 3 stations before the US station returned. Should I
>> leave the frequency? Maybe.  Then he disappears for another 2-3 minutes. 
>> We
>> work some more DX. Then he comes back calling CQ again. The time gone was
>> just too long to expect a clear frequency when returning.
>>
>> I really can't remember what we finally did. I think we moved but it was
>> irritating for 15 minutes I am sure ruining both our rates. Next time we
>> just will have to see who wins.
>>
>> 73
>> Dick - KB1H
>>
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>>
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>>
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> Rick Tavan N6XI
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