[SECC] ARRL-DX

[Gary Breed]

Something like this happened to me couple times, too.  Sent "QRL?" and
got a reply of "?" so I ID'd and got called for the first QSO of a run.

I guess there are plenty of casual ops who just want to S&P and don't
like to call CQ. (And I'd like to thank them for being in the 'test!)

Other times, however, I would call "QRL?" get no reply, call CQ and even
work a couple stations -- then some big gun comes back from his SO2R
QSO on another band and starts CQing right on top of me. I won most of
these frequency battles, several with help from the European stations
calling me.

73, Gary
K9AY


> I just remembered something that happened to me during ARRL-DX that has
> never happened to me before.  On Sunday morning I was moving from 20M to
> 15M, and I found what I thought was a clear spot.  I sent QRL?  Then
> someone replied "No."  I sent a CQ and worked him and two others who
seemed
> to be just "hanging out" on frequency.  Never before in a contest has
> someone answered my QRL? with "No."  I was very surprised.
>
> - Jay/K4OGG



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