> At 03:22 PM 2/25/01 -0500, Tom Rauch wrote:
> >
> >Often I just listen in contests. Hearing both ends, it is very plain
> >QSK is not always the issue. Quite often the other person doesn't
> >even wait for the first person to finish!!
>
In my current (lack of) antenna situation I find that I absolutely must be
the first signal heard to catch the ear of the station calling CQ (assuming
multiple callers). I cannot be slow on the response and simply overpower
anyone else. So I find myself poised to send my call and sometimes the
other station ends his exchange in an unexpected way (a "K" or an extra
"TEST" or similar) and I get tricked. Usually, I can hear it just as it
comes out and I stop, wait and restart. Sometimes, I'm sure, I "miss".
73 Mike N2MG
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