[CQ-Contest] Working Split in Contests

[Pierre Fogal]

 As one of the two ops in question, I did wonder if there was a Q code for
"Spread out a bit!"

73,
Pierre VE3KTB/VY0

Pete - looking at the reports scores on 3830, I see a lot of "84"s showing
> up under sections claimed, doesn't seem to have been that much harder to
> work NT this year than other years.
> Personally, I like the Sweep being hard to get. I think part of the
> challenge is judging whether to spend the time in a pileup to get the mult
> or to move on and that is a good thing. The "tragedy of the commons"
> problems with the poor/rude operating habits of callers, exacerbated by
> skimmer spotting, is part of DXing and contesting.
> This year I abandoned the VY0ERC pileup the first time, but left that freq
> in one ear while I worked the contest on 20 and 40. I heard him get much
> louder and went back and got through in a few minutes. In other years, I've
> set up shop calling CQ a few Khz higher than the NT station and had him
> call in many minutes later after he abandoned the unruly pileup. Other
> years I just haven't gotten the Sweep! Still fun, like fishing when that
> big one slips off the hook...
> As I mentioned in my earlier comment, if there were to be any changes I'd
> like to see ops be able to request NOSPOTME of the skimmer network, which
> to work would also require the authentication issue to be addressed.
> 73 John K3TN
> Pete said: "I've read all these complaints, and I generally agree.? but on
> Sunday, in SS, when the only VY0 then on the bands is being deluged with
> mis-timed or downright unthinking repeats, split would have been a boon to
> many, and as for the argument about interfering with other QSO efforts,
> have you listened to SS on Sunday recently - or ever?"