Well, I'll step up here considering no one else seems willing to mention real calls/names. The incident with N2MG involved myself while operating on 10M. I had the good fortune to have two needed mul
On Mon, 5 Mar 2001 19:29:48 -0500 John Dorr <jdorr@AetherSystems.com> writes: If I ask "Is the frequency in use?" and nobody answers, and I call CQ and nobody objects, I consider the frequency mine.
If you've left a frequency, you're not there anymore. Since you're not there, it's not your frequency. Leaving one frequency to make a qso elsewhere is a risky proposition. You have no right to your
Disagree. I would never presume to offer contesing advice to AR....BUT... leaving a frequency for a full minute...then reclaiming? If I ask if the frequency is in use...then ask again....with still
Sorry John, I don't agree with you. If I ask "QRZ is the freq in use," get no answer, then ask a second time just to make sure someone's not in the middle of an exchange, and get no answer, then the
Wow! This seems to be one of the hottest threads in a long time. Now that my new medication has kicked in I feel a reason to respond to the discussion. I believe that most of us respect John's operat
But, Isn't the test of a frequency's use/occupancy in the absence of a QSO in progress or a CQ the questions raised by the interested party: QRL? or "Is this frequency in use?" If there's time to ask
A reasoned response from my K1PowerHouse friend (EVERYONE knows that all big signals emanate from K1-land). I too have been guilty of trying to return to my once-vacated run frequency, after moving m
I took no major offense to what happened or assume anything "personal" was involved which is why I did not mention your call nor would I have. On 10m at that time of day, 45-60 seconds is enough time
This isn't ALWAYS the case, as often I'll ignore a QRL? or QRZ? if I'm trying to dig out a call or exchange on my "own" frequency. It's a risk you need to take sometimes. But 45 seconds of dead air *
Or maybe the right thing to do when coming back from jumping to another band/freq for a mult is to simply ask upon return "is the frequency in use?" the answer then dictates the result. If someone ha
As the owner of the station in question I will make a (rare) submission to the reflector. There are not enough channels and there are no "frequency rights." There is almost always someone on every fr
I have an answer, "weed". When 20 is so packed and you can't find a freq, just find a SO2R guy and wait, in the weeds. It will soon be yours... Rich KL7RA -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://lists.contesti
On 10m at that time of day, 45-60 seconds is enough time for someone to ask "QRZ?" twice, send a CQ and get a small run going. That's what happened to me. In fact, the second time you left, another s
No, you're wrong, Leigh. I never asked the reflector for compassion, forgiveness or judgement. I originally used the "event" to make a point about SO2R perhaps being a "disadvantage". John said that
This is the SO2R disadvantage I hinted at previously. 'Course, one doesn't have to be SO2R to pass mults. -Mike N2MG ________________________________________________ PeoplePC: It's for people. And it
Right or Wrong, I think you deserve a round of applause for stepping forward.... Tim. EI8IC etc -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://lists.contesting.com/_cq-contest/ Administrative requests: cq-contest-REQU
Well, being from the Midwest, one can rarely compete into Europe with the W1 big guns if they wish to ensue a frequency battle. Now that I fly out to the East Coast to contest from a large station (
It seems to me that there is no need for complicated rules about getting your frequency back when you QSY.....If you leave for any amount of time, whether to take a leak, or to move a mult, and someo
Congrats to K1DG and N2MG on their ability to discuss this in an open forum. This is a great example of sportsmanship and maturity. Because of this - the facts are not in dispute. Although, I wonder