[VHFcontesting] Contest contacts on 222 and 1296

[Tom Carney]

aa4zz at aol.com wrote:
> During constests on 222 MHz hear a lot of guys out several hundred miles (mostly 2's and 3's) who are in such a hurry running the bands with a local that they miss working me in EM96. When running the bands listen?for a few seconds before QSYing you don't know who might be hearing you.
> ?
> 73 Paul AA4ZZ
> _______________________________________________

Excellent advice.  I always give a quick "anyone else here?" before 
jumping to the next band.  Frequently there is a second or even third 
station that heard me on the previous band and have followed me to the 
new one.

73,

Tom K6EU aka K6EU/r