p.s.-I thought I'd do some detective work and so went over to the
QSO-ORDER web search I and searched for your callsign K4SBZ. I finally
found 1 CW QSO.
Do a search and listen to the K4SBZ/S53M recording from CQWW CW 7MHz, in
2024.
This is pretty much exactly what I am talking about.
https://qsorder.hamradiomap.com/
------ Original Message ------From: ve9aa@nbnet.nb.caTo:
k4sbz.stan@gmail.com; cq-contest@contesting.comSent: Tuesday, February
18th 2025, 12:56 PMSubject: Re: Re: [CQ-Contest] repeating callsign -
what the heck?
I disagree, respectfully with your analysis Stan.
If I am running and this happens, you have a chance to correct me (2
scenarios follow)
Scenario #1
me: TEST VE9AA
you: K4SBZ
me: K4SBZ 5NN <exchange>
you: 5NN <exchange>
me: TU VE9AA
In scenario one, I haven't busted your call, so why would you want to
send it to me twice? You've heard me send it back to you correctly.
Scenario #2
me: TEST VE9AA
you: K4SBZ
me: K4HBZ 5NN <exchange>
you: K4SBZ (or if you're adamant, MAYBE send it twice in this
scenario-could be QRM, QRN etc)
me: K4SBZ 5NN <exchange>
you: 5NN <exchange>
me: TU VE9AA
In scenario #2, I busted your call but you withheld the exchange until I
corrected it. You heard your callsign come back to you.
This is the most efficient way to ensure "acks" from both ends.
You can do you, but time how long it takes you to send your callsign.
Now multiply that by 3000 times in the ARRL DX CW. How much time have
you used up sending it twice ?
Oh, and to answer your question, as the OP, the obvious answer is I
would like to hear your callsign only sent one time. If I bust it, give
me a chance to correct it. That's how it works.
73 Mike VE9AA "NB"
------ Original Message ------From: k4sbz.stan@gmail.comTo:
ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca Cc: cq-contest@contesting.comSent: Tuesday, February
18th 2025, 11:20 AMSubject: Re: [CQ-Contest] repeating callsign - what
the heck?It’s been my experience that a high percentage of ops get my
callsign wrong. This results in NILs in the final scoring. I now send it
twice and this has improved the accuracy of my contacts. Which is worse
for your log — a slightly longer call or a NIL in your log? Stan, K4SBZ
"Real radio bounces off the sky." > On Feb 18, 2025, at 9:41 AM, Mike
Smith VE9AA wrote: > > I've done the ARRL DX CW many times. (and do
most of the majors; > CQWW,WPX,WAE,RDX many many times) > > Is some
institution in EU (or some popular EU logging software) instructing >
EU's to call you with their callsign twice? > (or if I am running,
they'll again put their callsign in their message when > they come back
to me yet one more time? > > I am hesitant to even complain (make note
of is more like it) as they made > up 86.6% of my log this weekend (TU
EU!!) but this weekend more than ever > before in my decades on the
bands did I have (what seemed like) every 8th or > 9th caller doing this
at times(maybe more at times). I ran anywhere from > 34wpm to 40wpm
(mostly 38wpm) this weekend and especially on the high bands > I was
coming back to the loudest guy just as soon as they had sent their >
callsign ONCE. Occasionally when my rig was just going into TX, I'd
catch > part of a CW character telling me they had sent their call
again. No > response (I doubled with them) > > Thank goodness for the
"=" key in N1MMLogger+ (repeats last message sent) I > about wore it
out. > > Thoughts? > > VE9AA “NB” > > Mike - Keswick Ridge, NB, Canada >
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