[UK-CONTEST] Sprint penalties

[Les Elliott]

OUCH!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Les Elliott" <g4ogb at tiscali.co.uk>
To: "UK-contest" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Sprint penalties


> I'll stick my neck out Stewart,
>
> 3. Special QSY Rule: if any station initiates a call (by sending CQ, QRZ?,
> etc.), they are permitted to work ONLY one station on the same frequency.
> They must thereafter move AT LEAST 2 (two) kHz before they may call 
> another
> station or solicit (CQ, QRZ?, etc.) other contacts.
>
> This does not say you must qsy 2khz before answering a cq call.
> 73
> Les
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Stewart Rolfe" <gw0etf at btinternet.com>
> To: "UK Contest Reflector" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 11:20 AM
> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Sprint penalties
>
>
>> I'm not laying awake at night worrying about this but I am the curious
>> type (or so I am told...)
>>
>> Say I call CQ on 3528, work x and then tune away and look around. I
>> inadvertantly end up at 3529 (less than the stipulated 2khz qsy) and hear
>> y who I work and then work z on the same frequency of 3529 as I'm allowed
>> before moving off.
>>
>> Question is do I lose the second 2 QSOs (on 3529) or just the first on
>> 3528...?
>>
>> I can't seem to avoid at least one instance of this in each sprint and
>> when the totals are so low each loss is a pain. Yes I know I should use 
>> SD
>> which apparently flashes at you if you haven't moved by the required
>> amount but swapping programs from my normal N1MM isn't good for my brain;
>> maybe I'll see if it's possible to set up a macro..it'd be handy for the
>> EUSprints too.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Stewart Rolfe, GW0ETF
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