[SOC] Can someone answer this for me?

[Bob Nielsen]

On Mon, Mar 18, 2002 at 03:15:12PM -0500, W2AGN wrote:
> On Monday 18 March 2002 15:04, you wrote:
> > Hi Rob.  Maybe that explains part of it.  LOL
> >
> > I think it would be preferable to ASSUME that he's operating split unless
> > told otherwise.  Chances are a heck of a lot higher that he is than that he
> > isn't.
> >
> -- 
> 
> Then there's the REAL SOC op, who sets his rig up split, and after working 
> the DX (or not), goes down the band, and calls CQ for a while with no answer, 
> calls a couple of other CQs, no response...until finally realizing he is 
> still split....
> 
> Of course, I would never do this.......

I guess it's safe to finally admit this--

About 20 years ago there was a KH7 (Kure Island) station on 20 SSB I
was trying to work, but there was a lot of qrm, so I switched the
second vfo to the CW portion of the band and started calling a station
I heard there.  Since there was no reply, I kept repeating my call over
and over until I realized I had hit the split switch and was
transmitting code on top of the SSB DX.  I went back and finally was
able to contact him quite apologetically.

P.S. I got the QSL.

Bob, N7XY