Yes, this can be annoying. Especially when there are two or more callers about
the same frequency and signal strength.
These days, it seems there are many people working CW who don't really copy it
that well. They chase cluster spots and they kind of recognize their call. I
am not complaining - we need more CW activity in contests!
The goal of a contest is to work as many people as quickly as possible.
Sometimes that means working one of the other callers if you can get their
whole call (doesn't hurt it they are louder, faster). Rather than try to teach
someone a lesson in patience (a lesson they may not realize you are teaching),
you just have to do the best you can to get some call and keep moving.
Randy K5ZD
-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces+k5zd=outlook.com@contesting.com> On Behalf
Of Peter Chamalian
Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 5:11 PM
To: CQ-Contest@contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Please Explain This...
OK so this weekend was the CQMM DX Contest. A gentle affair run by the CWJF, a
Brazilian CW group. No pressure, no big prizes.
So here I am calling CQ MM. I get 4 or 5 callers, all jammed on top of each
other. I manage to pull out two letters. Let's say AW. So, I send AW.
Three callers. I can her the one AW in there and two non-AW callers. So, I
send AW again. Nope, three callers. So, I just pause, hoping the AW caller
will call again. Nope, nothing so I send AW a third time. Guess what. No AW.
I gave up.
So, here's my question. If your call doesn't have AW in it and you are calling
someone who replies AW, why do you keep calling? It makes absolutely no sense.
Even if I were P5RM, let me work the guy I want so I can quickly move on to
the next rather than slowing me down by calling like that.
Ya know, I've been in this game for a heck of a long time. Been there, done
that, got the t-shirt as it were (and the certificates and the plaques and the
records). So why?
Pete Chamalian, W1RM
W1rm@comcast.net
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