[CQ-Contest] Why?

[Joe]

In my younger days and with a better station I used to do that all the 
time.  But I've gotten older, and crappyer station. Still happens, just 
not as often anymore

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On 11/27/2013 8:41 AM, Zack Widup wrote:
> There may be another scenario in the exchange outlined below. The
> running station may write several callsigns down after he says "QRZ?".
> Then, after working one, he may call the next on his little list. I've
> known people who were very good at this!
>
> 73, Zack W9SZ
>
>
> On 11/26/13, Larry <lknain at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>> I suspect people do it because it can work.
>>
>> I have heard DX stations lecture the pile about not calling while working
>> someone. So then a QSO ends "LU5DX TU W7AAA 599.." which means the DX
>> station was copying other calls. Thus, one could conclude that I should call
>>
>> during the QSO so the DX station will hear my call and call me next. But the
>>
>> other stations listening often figure out the scheme and call too. Chaos. Of
>>
>> course, if it was "LU5DX TU YU5DX 599..." I can understand in that you both
>>
>> have very similar calls. It is not usually that close.
>>
>> I don't think I have heard as belligerent case as your DL8 over the DK5.
>> Many stations will easily cave and work the DL8 and the poor DK5 may not get
>>
>> worked after all. Once working the DL8 after having called the DK5 then it
>> can degenerate into a calling mess. (After all, how can you not hear me? I
>> am 599 and clear in my headphones!)  It can be hard sticking to what you
>> call because it can kill your rate but there are ops that do it (I forget
>> who but there were at least a couple heard this past weekend - a 5H and 5R I
>>
>> think). Trying to regroup if I heard DK5 and it wasn't actually DK5 can be
>> interesting because that can open up the calling again.
>>
>> 73, Larry  W6NWS
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Martin , LU5DX
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 11:53 AM
>> To: Ron Notarius W3WN
>> Cc: CQ-Contest
>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Why?
>>
>> Super weird things happened. Compulsive calling is spreading like a
>> decease!
>> But not only that. There is now bullying calling.
>>
>> In the middle of an unruly pile up some DK5 called in. I copied his full
>> call at once and came back to him with ENNA2.
>> There was this other DL8 also calling and he simply continued to call after
>> I came back to the DK5.
>> He was so strong I was not able to copy the exchange being sent by the DK5.
>> No ony that. The DL8 said I'm not DK5... I'm DL8.....
>> So no way out but to stop the pile  and asked the DL8 why he was that LID!!
>> And he insisted I'm not DK5... And I said. I know you are not, I'm working
>> someone else and I'm not working you for sure, so please QSY.
>> Really bad operating manners were mostly shown by countries from certain
>> countries, but now, it's pandemic!
>> Just as in 2012. I had to wait long on big egos to ID (some of them
>> repeating their techniques from last year).
>>
>> Anyways lots of fun as usual.
>>
>> I wonder if the WWROF will take a more proactive approach on all these
>> topics.
>>
>> Best 73.
>>
>> Martin, LU5DX
>> Op at CE3CT this past WWCW.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 1:51 PM, Ron Notarius W3WN
>> <wn3vaw at verizon.net>wrote:
>>
>>> And of course, we all remember a well know US amateur working in Kuwait,
>>> who was known to answer partial calls (and other liddish behavior) with
>>> "you're in the log" instead of a signal report.
>>>
>>> So, someone who called (and called and called ) "FOUR LIMA) and sent a
>>> card to that station's manager as "W4LID" would be told... he's not in
>>> the
>>> log.  The log showed '4L' but not 'W4LID'
>>>
>>> (apologies to the real W4LID, if any, I simply used that call as an
>>> example)
>>>
>>> 73
>>>
>>> On 11/25/13, Milt -- N5IA wrote:
>>>
>>> Been there; done that. During the CQ 160 SSB 'test I operated as VP6DX
>>> from
>>> Ducie Atoll in February of 2008 there were two prominent "Big Guns" who
>>> never made it in the log because of their inability to follow
>>> instructions
>>> and kept calling, calling, calling while I was trying to get another call
>>> sign correct. This went on for HOURS.
>>>
>>> Sad, but true.
>>>
>>> Mis dos centavos,
>>>
>>> de Milt, N5IA
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Joe
>>> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 7:53 AM
>>> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
>>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Why?
>>>
>>> .... CUT ....
>>>
>>> If i ever had the chance to be at the other end, I'd make a
>>> list of lid's like this, and make sure they never get worked.
>>>
>>> But Just my own opinion.
>>>
>>> Joe WB9SBD
>>>
>>>
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