Topband: Patience in ARRL 160 Contest

[Shoppa, Tim]

I think it depends on how much you think you "own" the run frequency.

If you really feel you own it worldwide, no need to send your call as part of the exchange while running. Or his call after its been established.

(Obvious exception is sprints, SS, other exchanges that require it. But also as obviously N6RK's post is inapplicable in detail except for overall urging "stick to good form".)

If you feel doubtful you own the run frequency but don't want the competition to know it, again no need to send your own call in the exchange. Don't show any weakness. You may get some busted QSO's but if you are running most of the time, you will get the caller again later if he didn't think he worked you. At which point you just work him again, and DO NOT DO THIS "DUPE" THING. Unless it is an hour of fresh meat in SS, it faster to just work him again.

One sign that there's another runner on your freq, maybe you can't hear, is dupes or callers being strangely out of phase. Of course clueless callers may be out of phase just because they are clueless, too. If he's not in supercheck partial, he's probably new to contesting.

A big string of dupes? You just got spotted with a busted call! Be 100% about ID'ing after every QSO and don't be surprised if this takes many minutes to clear.

Tim N3QE


----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Wilkowski [mailto:k8fc at k8fc.com]
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2012 07:09 PM
To: 'Tree' <tree at kkn.net>
Cc: topband at contesting.com <topband at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: Patience in ARRL 160 Contest

IMHO, this depends on what mode you are in.  If you are searching and
pouncing he already knows your call  as he came back and gave you a report.
So 5nn and section is perfectly fine here.  If you are running, then sending
his call and the report is pretty much sop.

-----Original Message-----
From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tree
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2012 6:55 PM
To: Jim F.
Cc: top Band; Richard (Rick) Karlquist
Subject: Re: Topband: Patience in ARRL 160 Contest

> 3.  Send only 5NN <section>.  Do not send my call, BK, etc

I'll actually disagree with this.  Sending "my call" eliminates any
confusion about who is being worked.  In many situations on 160 - it is very
handy.  I once got called by W8JI after 10 minutes of CQing with no answers.
I wasn't really sure he was working me or not since there were lots of
people on the band that I couldn't hear (like all of Europe).

Tree N6TR
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