[TenTec] Contesting Now On 17 Meters?

[Ron Notarius W3WN]

Reed,

There are no contests on 17 meters.

There are lids on 17 meters... and, sad to say, everywhere else... who get a
sadistic kick out of messing with other people.  Such as calling "CQ
CONTEST" out of the blue on top of someone, and that's what I suspect
happened here.

It may not even have been aimed at you.  There may have been a DX or Special
Event Station working split, whose receive frequency was very close to
you... and the lid was messing with the other station, not you.  (The
stations he "worked"?  Probably were working the other station, and never
heard him)

No harm, no foul.  Just understand that there are no contests on 17 meters,

73, ron w3wn

-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Reed
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2014 3:34 PM
To: tentec at contesting.com
Subject: [TenTec] Contesting Now On 17 Meters?

I was the one that started this thread on the 4th of November.  I was on 
18.158 at 2149 UTC working a station in NJ when a station came very 
close calling CQ something contest.  I don't recall what contest he was 
in, but several stations were going back to him. After using PBT I was 
able to complete the QSO & QSY to 10 meters.

Someone else mention this also under a different subject before I posted 
asking the question on contesting on 17 meters.  Thought it was strange 
that a contest would be in the middle of the week, but I don't keep up 
with that part of the hobby.  There is plenty of modes & bands to enjoy 
so I just QSY to somewhere else.

Sorry if I came across rough on contesting, but I get a little ticked 
off when someone doesn't ask first if the frequency is in use then take 
upon themselves to start calling CQ contest.

73,
Reed  W4JZ


 >Based upon the original date of the complaint - most likely I'm one of 
the op's that you-all are whining about.

> Don KO7i
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