2-3 minutes is WAAAAY too long and anyone who returns after that long is
stealing YOUR frequency. Good SO2R depends on good listening and timing so
your time away is not much longer than listening normally for callers. If
the other guy has a problem, you have to decide whether to lose the run
frequency or the mult.
Same applies for single-radio jump from run to mult in band as we often have
to do M/2. Prequalifying the mult in small steps between run qso's before
you actually leave your frequency to call him minimizes the risk.
----- Original Message -----
From: "KB1H" <kb1h@ct.metrocast.net>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 4:29 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] SO2R Practice Problem
During the recent ARRL DX CW contest the experience of someone obviously
using SO2R and trying to hold a frequency while going away for some other
QSO reared it's head on 40M.
Finding what seemed to be a clear frequency at 7003.5 after QRLing many
times with no answer only to have a station come back after 2-3 minutes
starting to call CQ. OK, so I can understand how this can happen even
though we worked 2 or 3 stations before the US station returned. Should I
leave the frequency? Maybe. Then he disappears for another 2-3 minutes.
We work some more DX. Then he comes back calling CQ again. The time gone
was just too long to expect a clear frequency when returning.
I really can't remember what we finally did. I think we moved but it was
irritating for 15 minutes I am sure ruining both our rates. Next time we
just will have to see who wins.
73
Dick - KB1H
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