As he said in the first message in the thread: NAQP CW.
> One thing is missing from all of these...
>
> Which contest are you in??
>
> Your approach most likely will depend on the contest, a state QSO Party
> would be different than SS and CQ WW DX would be different from SS.
>
> Adapt or die ;o)
>
> Julius Fazekas
> N2WN
>
> Tennessee Contest Group
> TnQP http://www.tnqp.org/
>
>
>
> --- On Tue, 8/26/08, Alfred Frugoli <ke1fo@arrl.net> wrote:
>
>> From: Alfred Frugoli <ke1fo@arrl.net>
>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] QSY etiquette (NAQP)
>> To: "Art Boyars" <art.boyars@verizon.net>
>> Cc: cq-contest@contesting.com
>> Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 5:44 PM
>> All of these answers sound great. So much of this answer is
>> dependent upon
>> your specific station setup and contest strategy that
>> it's very hard to give
>> an answer. Here's my HO on what to think about when
>> making this decision.
>>
>>
>> - What's your mult total on 15? If you need mults
>> on that band, a trip
>> there might be in order and CQing for THEM might be a
>> good strategy.
>> - How serious about this contest and scoring well? Do
>> you careif your
>> rate drops because you start CQing on the
>> "wrong" band?
>> - Should you even say yes?
>> - Do you need THEM as a mult on 15? somewhere else?
>> Maybe after you nab
>> them on 15, you should see if they'll go to 20 for
>> you.
>> - What's your rate like on the current band? might
>> you be able to do
>> better on 15? If so maybe move your S&P operation
>> to that band if cqing
>> doesn't work after working N2MM.
>> - What's your mult total on the current band? might
>> you be more likely
>> to pick up more mults on 15? Maybe you should direct
>> some effort towards 15
>> and CQ there.
>> - What's your station setup? Can you continue to
>> S&P on the current band
>> while you work THEM on another rig/antenna?
>> - Can you run on that 2nd rig/antenna? (maybe the 2nd
>> rig is barefoot to
>> a vertical)
>> - Is the MUF going up or down at this point in the day?
>> - Do you need other mults on 15 in the general vicinity
>> of the guy who
>> asked you to move? If you can work them, maybe you can
>> work others (i.e. if
>> you need RI on 15, and you can work CT it might be worth
>> looking more
>> seriously at S&P or running on 15)
>> - Are you in the assisted category - if so check the
>> spots to see what
>> activity is like on 15.
>>
>> Two things to remember.
>>
>>
>> 1. N2MM has found a clear frequency on 15 where he can
>> send folks. If
>> you start CQing you put the end to that. But, it's
>> not really "his"
>> frequency anyhow.
>> 2. N2MM has found you a clear frequency on 15M. if
>> you're thinking of
>> moving there anyhow, your work is done for you!
>>
>> How I decide to contact the guy who asks me to move depends
>> greatly on these
>> factors above and many others as well.
>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>> 73 de Al, KE1FO
>>
>> -----
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>> ke1fo.wordpress.com.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 3:14 PM, Julius Fazekas
>> <phriendly1@yahoo.com>wrote:
>>
>> > I'd agree with you Dick... calling CQ is worth the
>> effort, you never know
>> > who was listening and following and you're there
>> anyway... go for it, you
>> > could open a whole new front ;o)
>> >
>> > 73,
>> > Julius
>> >
>> > Julius Fazekas
>> > N2WN
>> >
>> > Tennessee Contest Group
>> > TnQP http://www.tnqp.org/
>> >
>> > Elecraft K2/100 #3311
>> > Elecraft K2/100 #4455
>> > Elecraft K3/100 #366
>> >
>> >
>> > --- On Tue, 8/26/08, Dick Dievendorff
>> <dieven@comcast.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > > From: Dick Dievendorff <dieven@comcast.net>
>> > > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] QSY etiquette (NAQP)
>> > > To: "'Art Boyars'"
>> <art.boyars@verizon.net>, cq-contest@contesting.com
>> > > Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 8:37 AM
>> > > When I move I tune quickly to see if the guy is
>> already
>> > > there so I can
>> > > answer him. Failing that, calling CQ seems like
>> a
>> > > productive thing to do.
>> > > I want to be doing something that helps my score
>> and I want
>> > > to stay on the
>> > > agreed frequency, and I want to advertise my
>> presence so
>> > > that the guy I'm
>> > > moving with can find me, so calling CQ sounds
>> like just the
>> > > right thing to
>> > > do.
>> > >
>> > > I think you did just the right thing.
>> > >
>> > > Dick, K6KR
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
>> > > [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On
>> Behalf Of Art
>> > > Boyars
>> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 1:55 AM
>> > > To: cq-contest@contesting.com
>> > > Subject: [CQ-Contest] QSY etiquette (NAQP)
>> > >
>> > > I was fooling around back in NAQP CW. Working
>> 40M, N2MM
>> > > asked me to QSY to
>> > > 15M. OK. I moved up to the specified freq but I
>> did not
>> > > know the
>> > > etiquette: who calls whom. I guessed that since
>> I was the
>> > > askee then I
>> > > could have the freq, so I started calling CQ.
>> (It worked,
>> > > sort of. K1ZZ
>> > > came back pretty quick. Then he worked N2MM, who
>> was below
>> > > ESP level here.)
>> > >
>> > > Did I do right? For Single OP askee, what is the
>> proper
>> > > procedure for this
>> > > "pse work me on a new band" QSY?
>> > >
>> > > 73, Art K3KU
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