One good reason for doing lots of CQing is that you may not be able to break
the pile-ups, especially in the early minutes on a band. Rather than being
frustrated, you can find a clear frequency and CQ in order to participate.
This is also a good technique for weaker stations (due to location,
propagation, antennas, power, etc.). Another reason for more CQing compared
to S&P is when you can't find any new stations to work. If CQing were
somehow "bad", the rules would restrict it even more.
Ed - W0YK
> -----Original Message-----
> From: W0MU Mike Fatchett [mailto:w0mu@w0mu.com]
> Sent: Saturday, 14 March, 2009 13:01
> To: w0yk@msn.com; captcurt@flash.net
> Cc: 'reflector, rtty'; cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [RTTY] Sprint Rules Question
>
> While dueling CQ's is fine. I think it is contrary to the
> intent of the rules. I think you should not be allowed to
> make same band contacts on the same frequency just because
> you made one on in between on another band.
> This does allow you to "run" which is not what the sprint is about.
>
> Sprint is about moving. There is nothing moving in a SO2R
> setup that is just running dueling cq's as long as they are
> able to hold both frequencies.
>
> If you call cq on 7075 and make a contact your next 40m cq
> should be 5 kc's away from 7075 or 1 kc if you S&P someone.
> Alternating from one or two or even 3 bands in this day and
> age is nothing. It allows stations to run when the entire
> concept of the Sprint was to eliminate this.
>
> How do others feel about this?
>
> Mike W0MU
>
>
> "A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the
> tongue you may never get over." Ben Franklin -----Original
> Message-----
> From: rtty-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:rtty-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ed Muns
> Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 12:20 PM
> To: captcurt@flash.net
> Cc: 'reflector, rtty'
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Sprint Rules Question
>
> > Question regrading rule # 11. in the NA Sprint Rules.
> > "Special QSY Rule"
> >
> > The way I read this, it pretty much eliminates run mode... is this
> > correct or am I reading something in that isnt right??
>
> Yes, and no. You can't run in the traditional way by sitting
> on one frequency, but you can alternate between frequencies,
> CQing for the entire Sprint. One year N5KO won the CW Sprint
> one year from HC8N with dueling CQs between 20 and 40. I've
> found KH7XS doing this in SSB Sprint by alternating between
> two frequencies 10 kHz apart on one band.
>
> Ed - W0YK
>
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