>
>Writes Tom, WB4IUx:
>
>>3. Some contest expeditioners still think its good practice to repeatedly
> ignore "what's your call?" requests when a good run is going...fact is,
> if guys are having to ask REPEATEDLY then you're not giving your call
> enough and you may be losing QSO's from the casual operator. With
> short contest calls, you call say your callsign in less than 1 second
>>and
> make your customers (the stateside stations you want to get in your
> log) very happy. To me, you should never go more than 3 QSO's
> without giving your call -- that's about 30 seconds in a good run and
>>not
> too long to wait.
>
>-----
>I couldn't agree more. If I don't hear a call after about 3 contacts, I
>work him and ask for the call. If it's dupe, that's not my fault. I haven't
>had anyone refuse to tell me the call after I worked him, but if anyone
>does, he'll probably get another call later. The top logs ARE checked against
>others, so if enough of us don't get these guys' calls in our logs, some
>of them should get disqualified.
>
>Heard several times during the contest: "How am I suppose to know whether
>I've already worked you?"
>
>Scott K9MA
>
I wonder how many calls everybody else waits? Lately, I have been
waiting ONE QSO. My time is just as important as the DX station's.
I can't afford to waste my time either. After one QSO, I'll work
them and ask for the station's call. If it's a dupe, that was
their fault, not mine.
73,
Bob K2PH
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