[VHFcontesting] Why not ask?

[Alex]

I'm a bit puzzled why folks don't ask if anyone else is on frequency 
before moving on to the next band? I find myself missing out of a bunch 
of contacts with folks I know I can easily work simply because people 
are in a such hurry to switch bands. Perhaps I misunderstood the rules 
of this 222 and up contest and you get a multiplier for the speed at 
which you run the bands with someone. After all, I'm a newbie at all of 
this. :)

73,
--Alex KR1ST (FN21FK)