[CQ-Contest] WHY - and other observed behavior

[W0MU]

Some of the calling and not listening is from split operation and not 
realizing you are split.  Some of it is just bad ops.

On 11/25/2013 12:14 PM, kr2q at optimum.net wrote:
> Well, I heard lots of the "dump it in" behavior.  From my 3830 posting:
>
> [snip]
> It never ceases to amaze me how many guys want to use brute force instead of finesse
> to snag a needed one.
> [end snip]
>
> I worked one "rare" mult who had a giant pileup up (I used the above method: finesse).
> While listening first, before calling, I heard one W2 caller in particular (HP) who was
> being totally LID-ish (not listening and/or copying).  I worked the DX (with my QRP) and
> moved on.  Later, probably 10 minutes, I happened to tune across the pileup again and, you
> guessed it, the HP lid was still not listening and still blindly dumping it in.  Very productive....
> NOT!
>
> MY OTHER NOTABLE OBSERVATION:
> If they guy you're calling is not getting your call, SLOW DOWN.  I heard many of the USA
> M/M's dumping it in.  The DX came back with their partial or busted call.  The US guys seem
> to forget that CW has a speed control.  What a waste of time.  If the DX can't copy 40 wpm,
> do you think sending your call 3x, 4x, or 5x is going to teach him how to copy faster?
>
> Even worse, not uncommonly, the DX never got the caller's callsign correct.  But the caller,
> knowing how the CQWW log analysis system works (busted calls have no impact on the caller,
> but rather only on the logger), simply moves off, knowing full well that their call was busted
> in the other guys log.  The M/M gets credit while the poor DX he works gets dinged.  SHAME!
>
> For goodness sake, just SLOW DOWN so the DX can copy you.  It takes more time to do it
> the wrong way and end up with one party getting dinged for a busted call.  Teach your
> op's how to QRS on cw.  Honestly, QRSing to 25 wpm is just NOT THAT SLOW!  Do the right
> thing!
>
> de Doug KR2Q
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