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Re: [CQ-Contest] CR3OO, ZF2MJ - "what" are they doing?

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CR3OO, ZF2MJ - "what" are they doing?
From: Gerry Treas K8GT <k8gt@mi.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2016 17:57:36 -0500
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True, Steve and Doug, KR2Q, did clarify this.

For everyone watch the video. There are two big red lights (LEDs?) on top of each radio. When the left hand radio is transmitting the red light on the right hand radio is on (locked out?) and when the right hand radio is transmitting the red light on the left hand radio (not as easily seen) is on.

Most of us still think that he's a mutant.  :-)

73, Gerry, K8GT


On 02-Dec-16 11:10, Steve London wrote:
Actually, you are all wrong :)

Dueling CQ's has been the name of a feature common in contesting software for many years. CQ's flip-flop between 2 radios. When there is an answer on one radio, then the CQ is terminated on the other radio. No attempt is made to have two simultaneous QSO's in progress at the same time.

It's unfortunate that the term "dueling CQ's" has been co-opted to mean simultaneous QSO's.

At the risk of adding to the confusion, I would suggest this terminology:

- Alternating CQ's. The old "dueling CQ's" feature.
- Dueling contacts. Simultaneous QSO's, but never transmitting on two frequencies at the same time.

73,
Steve, N2IC

On 12/02/2016 06:46 AM, kr2q@optimum.net wrote:
OK, this is driving me nuts.  The wrong terminology is being used here.

They are NOT dual CQing.  That would be a violation of the rules.

DUAL CQing would mean they are CQing at the same time.

Think about "DUAL citizenship"
Think about "DUAL universes"
Think about "DUAL responsibility"
Think about "DUAL ownership"

All of these signify "at the same time."

The correct term for what OO and MJ (and NT and others) are doing is called
DUELING CQs.

First, rig 1 calls CQ (or test or dit-dit), THEN (not at the same time) rig 2 calls CQ.

They go back and forth, as in a DUEL

Think about Olympic fencing
Parry then Riposte

OK, no idea if anyone cares about this but me, but I feel better now.

Thanks for the bandwidth.

de Doug KR2Q

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