[CQ-Contest] New SO2R trick?

[Barry]

Absolutely, Art.  I noticed several delays from big guns in CQWW.  Their 
busy working someone on another band/freq.  Their time is more important 
than yours.

Barry W2UP


On 12/5/2018 9:24 AM, Art Boyars wrote:
> My "fresh meat" Saturday night operation in ARRL 160M Contest can yield
> some nice runs from Big Guns (and mid-Atlantic locals).
>
> Last Saturday night 1045Z a Big Gun in northeastern North America answered
> my CQ, sending his call twice.  That was unusual.  I wondered if I was
> particularly weak at his station (not likely), and maybe he thought I would
> need the QSX to get his call.
>
> But now I'm wondering: Could he have been creating a couple of extra
> seconds on transmit so that he could finish copying something (a call
> sign?) on the other radio?
>
> Are SO2R op's adding this trick to their skill set?
>
> 73, Art K3KU
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