[CQ-Contest] Big Gun hogging two frequencies (K3KU complaint)

[Alan Dewey]

I 
lways ask twice if a frequency is open, and it does not take more than 
en seconds to do that. 


I think this is the key.  I am suprised the number of guys who hear a clear frequency and just jump in and call CQ without asking if the frequency is QRL?  It could be the guy is on the second radio but it could also be that he is trying to pull out the exchange from a QRP station that you do not hear.

On the other hand, if a guy is tied up on the second radio and a guy QRLs his CQ freq., he better respond quickly or he just lost his CQ frequency as he should.

73,

Al, K0AD


-----Original Message-----
From: David Gilbert <xdavid at cis-broadband.com>
To: cq-contest <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Mon, Jan 14, 2013 1:58 pm
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Big Gun hogging two frequencies (K3KU complaint)



 have to disagree there.  Ten seconds in a major contest is plenty long 
nough to check for an available frequency.  I can pretty much guarantee 
hat if I wait longer than that somebody will grab it before I do.  I 
lways ask twice if a frequency is open, and it does not take more than 
en seconds to do that.  Try it yourself while watching the clock.
However, if I start calling CQ and somebody jumps back in that clearly 
ad the frequency before me, I move.
73,
ave   AB7E

On 1/14/2013 11:51 AM, steve.root at culligan4water.com wrote:

n the other hand, 10 seconds is no where near long enough to determine if a 
requency is in use. I might not be on the second radio, I might be copying a 
uy that you can't hear that's sending an exchange to me at 15 WPM. His exchange 
ould easily take more than 10 seconds.
73 Steve K0SR

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