[RTTY] CQ-Contest SO2R - the main issue

[Neal Campbell]

I used to see it a lot before SO2R was known, usually I assumed
someone had hit the CQ fkey abt 10 times and ran to the bathroom
(would I ever confess to doing it myself?)! When I came back and
someone was using the freq it was a contest to see who had the biggest
signal (but really shame-faced).

Neal

On 9/21/07, Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> --- Dennis OConnor <ad4hk2004 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >   What to do about the SO2R op who comes back on a frequency after a delay
> > from working his other radio, claiming it is still his frequency...
> >   This is the single big issue of SO2R that I can see....
>
> An operator can not stake a claim to two different transmit frequencies.  Once
> s/he leaves his run frequency to work someone on the other radio, that
> frequency is available to anyone else.  Sure, s/he can come back and "fight for
> it", but in general that wastes time unless you have a much bigger station (or
> ego).
>
> Bottom line: you QSY, you lose.
>
> 73 - Jim AD1C
>
>
> --
> Jim Reisert AD1C/0, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
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