[UK-CONTEST] GW0GEI SSB AFS

[Steve Rawlings]

Steve GW0GEI wrote:
> . . . Nice clear run frequency until g3vhb moved from below me to 1.7kc
> above me, which spoilt my run freq for the rest of the contest. A
> request for him to move resulted in a very small shift hf but no real
> difference in the splatter.  I consider this to be deliberate qrm and
> inconsiderate behaviour, since I had been on my run freq since 1330, but
> what can you do? 
Well, for one thing, you could always change your run frequency.

It seems to me somewhat bizarre that anyone should expect to 'own' a 
given frequency for an entire operating event, given the dynamics of 
propagation and the ebb and flow of stations moving up and down the 
band.  Flexibility would seem to be the key here.

General observation: The use of the term 'run frequency' by a contester 
implies that that a second VFO is being used for S&P.  If this were the 
case, might it not be possible for another station to call 'Is this 
frequency occupied?', get no response, then grab the original run 
frequency while a QSO is being set up/made on the second VFO?

Maybe the QRM was deliberate, although I remain to be convinced of this. 
  Of greater concern to me is the lack of flexibility shown, and the 
notion of 'owning' a frequency.


Regards to all,
Steve GW4ALG