[CQ-Contest] HOGGING COEFFICIENT

[Ria Jairam]

A skilled op can find a place to call CQ.

Whether or not you get an answer is a different matter entirely. If you're
not reasonably loud, you probably won't get an answer. Also, a "clear"
frequency stateside may not be in Europe. Not even for east coast stations.

73
Ria, N2RJ

On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 12:05 PM, K9MA <k9ma at sdellington.us> wrote:

> I know this is flame bait, but even without dueling CQ's, I think there's
> a problem.  Especially when only one band is open, the band is often chock
> full of multi-op stations and big guns continuously calling CQ, but making
> very few contacts late in the contest. Meanwhile, perhaps hundreds of S&P
> operators are tuning the band, failing to find anyone new, but unable to
> work each other because none of them can find a CQ frequency.  Now, if the
> goal is to maximize the scores of the big guns, this is fine.  If it is to
> encourage more participation, it's not.  After failing to find a new
> contact in 10 minutes or so, a lot of us are going to turn off the radio.
>
> Note that I'm not saying <<I>> want a CQ frequency:  I want some other
> operators I haven't already worked to call CQ!
>
> It might be interesting to analyze the logs for a big contest sometime to
> find out how many operators never called CQ, and hence never could have
> worked each other.
>
> I'm not sure what the solution is, and no doubt any proposal would result
> in fierce opposition from the big guns.  A modest proposal: After 2 minutes
> (or whatever) without a reply to your CQ, you must relinquish the
> frequency.  (A modified Sprint rule.)
>
> Asbestos suit on.
>
> 73,
>
> Scott  K9MA
>
> --
> Scott  K9MA
>
> k9ma at sdellington.us
>
>
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