[SECC] K4BAI Claimed Score NAQP CW

[Bill Coleman]

I don’t see you got an answer, so I’ll try.

Yes, the running station will do exactly that. If you are the S & P  station, you respond with R R and then QSY.

First, you listen. If you don’t hear anyone calling CQ (which may be true if a M/2 station asks for a QSY) or any other activity on the frequency, try giving the station a direct call (eg WF4W DE AA4LR). It could be the guy is still running on the original band you worked him on, and he’s just listening on the new frequency with a second radio.

Call him a couple of times and see what happens. 

It could be a bust, so don’t waste a lot of time trying to call. Two or three times is sufficient. Then you can decide what you want to do next. Go back where you were, or stay on the new band and look for other stuff. That really depends on the situation.

Hope this helps.

> On Aug 5, 2019, at 12:35 PM, James Boddie <boddie at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Very interesting info.  What is the protocol for requesting a QSY to a different band, say on CW?  Is I something like:
> 
> Running Station first exchange acknowledgment: TU PSE QSY 14R035? BT
> S&P station: R R QSY BT
> 
> Does the running station then start CQing on 14.035?
> 
> or something else?
> 
>> On Aug 5, 2019, at 11:17, RJ Hubbard <rj.wf4w at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks, John! I appreciate the note. I really need to get setup for SO2R ... that would make this so much easier. . . 
>> 
>> I was having some decent runs (for me) on 40m but when the rate ran low, I'd QSY and so some S&P - that's how I found KL7, 8P, NP2, HH - I don't have the patience to call CQ without answer for much more than 90 seconds so that's what usually forces me into S&P. I do that until I run across a clear freq and then try to get run again. I understand from a pervious topic on SO2R that I should be S&P on another band while calling CQ on another... just need to get that all setup
>> 
>> With my single IC-7610, I  do try to watch the other bands for activity . I usually have dual-watch on so I can see whats going on - it's usually watching 10m but I switched it to 160m saturday night and saw the activity so I switched over and got some contacts. . . my antenna is not optimum so not everyone could hear me but that's a different topic...  If I had taken the time,  I would have had it setup to monitor a 3rd band using an SDR app on the PC. I've had it running before, just didnt think to get it setup for NAQP. That would give me visibility into two additional bands and make switching between them easier. 
>> 
>> I did have a couple stations ask me to QSY which I did but it wasnt as efficient as I would have liked since it was to 160m - the ONE band I have to use a tuner.  I never really thought to ask others to QSY for their multiplier bc I'm just not efficient enough to do that... without impacting my rate and their rate.. . . 
>> 
>> I do want to get setup for SO2R but my second rig is an old FT-990 which isnt exactly plug-n-play in terms of CAT control :) -- guess i need to invest in another more modern rig. I suppose a 7300 would play nicely and for a relatively small investment. 
>> 
>> any other feedback is appreciated..
>> 
>> RJ, WF4W 
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