In his last post, Drew mentioned contacting the same station multiple times.? Are there certain operating procedures for doing this?? For example, if I hear a station loud and clear on 15 meters, I might call him and exchange RGs.? What about exchanging additional RGs with him?
Question 1:? I assume to exchange more RGs with him, I need to call him again the next time he calls CQ, and again, the following time he calls CQ and so on.? A few events ago, I heard two ops just exchanging RGs without initiating new contacts.? I assume that is not exactly legitimate ... or is it?? Essentially, they were simply hooked up in one qso and exchanging one RG after another without a break. I'm guessing it is necessary to call the CQing station again, give a signal report, give your name again and send your next RG, right?
Question 2:? If you are working the same person, should you leave a break between qsos?? For example, in the last event, I heard Hiro calling CQ on 15 meters and I worked him.? Then I searched again for others on 15, didn't hear any, so I worked Hiro a second time.? Then I went over to 20 and worked a few guys.? Then went back and worked Hiro on 15 again.? Would it have been legit for me to just hang out on Hiro's 15-meter frequency and just have one qso after another (if no one else was calling him) and dispose of my RGs that way?
Question 3:? What is the proper way to join a team?? For the last event, I thought I did what was necessary, but it was pretty last minute, and now I see I wasn't assigned to a team.? It's no big deal, but in the future, I'd like to be on a team.? Is the key to just sign up early?
Sorry if I seem "uptight" and obsessed with propriety here.
73,
Larry
