BT wrote:


I agree, calm radios first, but if the frequency is so busy that I cannot
get a word in.

Is this a matter of politeness - not wanting to interrupt another pilot?
If it's a safety issue, I think the towpilot should just start
transmitting. I'd expect the pilot you are towing would be able hear
you, even it another pilot is talking. You are less than 200 feet from
the glider, and the other pilot is much farther away, so your radio
should overpower him. Or doesn't it work out that way?

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