Why is it.you fellas with 3 and 4 letter contesting callsigns send them twice? (or more) I was on 80m Sat night and 40m Sunday night, with huge signals into EU (and presumably vice versa) and was run
The 3 letter calls are almost too short! Especially if they are new and blend with longer calls. The short G calls are getting easier, but some of them still throw me. A call like M0B seems to be eas
Sent twice while you're running CQ? Probably because they think you'll hear the tail-ender or that it'll help your copy if they're QRP, quiet, or QRM'd up so they can work you and get the mult as qui
Author: ko7ss--- via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 01:27:29 +0000 (UTC)
The difference between a 1X1 call sent twice and a 2X3 sent once is only 0.72 seconds: http://dwestbrook.net/projects/ham/rtty-length/?msg=K1A+K1A%0D%0AWB4ABC%0D%0A&mode=CW This is assuming both stat
And then there was the 5H3 guy sending his call at about 50 wpm. By the time I finally deciphered it, he went QRT. 73, Scott K9MA I was on 80m Sat night and 40m Sunday night, with huge signals into E
Well, I kind of appreciate it when N2EI sends his call twice, as it gives me time to find the right keys on the keyboard. 73, Scott K9MA A call like M0B seems to be easy. A call like G3P or M1E alway
On that note, every time I operated from W0EEE, I would have to be e x t r e m e l y precise with my dits or else it's W0EI, W0IE, W0S ? ? ? I always laughed when an op would send back W0E E E E E E
Author: Jack Brindle via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 18:56:18 -0800
Some of us need those repeats, especially when the station is weak (think G into CA, going over the pole making things worse). JA is a stones throw form here, but at times I needed to hear the six le
Sorry like my wimpy signal that needed to repeat the call several times. I went through the phase -- 'C5?' in many years. Adding a space 'n^n^5^t' did not help much. Now we are having the similar fee
Thanks Randy! Ive often wondered why folks can recognize/remember my callsign so easily. I have sent WN4 in a contest and folks reply with my call. My call is so long that the guys who are ADDPositiv
Hey Scott. That's not the optimum way to enter calls into a logging program. You should never feel like you're frantically typing to complete typing his full call before you initiate your logging pro
My worst FD was way before automatic sent CW. And back then, one was obligated to add the fraction bar and number at the end. On the Heathkit keyer with micro switches. Send the W and then hold the d
Gotta agree with Randy. Bill's analysis here confirms it to me that a one by two is the way to go. My software is set up to automatically start sending a call after four characters. With the one by o
Author: Richard F DDonna NN3W <richnn3w@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 08:34:48 -0500
1x1s are a blessing and a curse for any number of reasons. Shorter calls often leave a ham wondering if they missed something - especially stateside 1x1s. 1x1s are often not in a SCP database. 1x1s a
I was enjoying my brand new 2x1 callsign in that contest, all that I can to say is there was many stations asking ? When I drop my call After their CQ..... Running 600 w into a home made dipole orien
Not just that - the 1x1 disappears in the mess when the station you're calling S&P comes back to you, as well - was that my call he went back to or not? Peter G4MJS (with much experience at M6T) ____
Often in a near-zero-beat pileup, it's the longest often 2x3 callsign that gets pulled out. WN4AFP is the perfect example. I don't understand why 1x1's are so popular in England. There must be some s
Frank is spot on and that's exactly how I do it most of the time. Since I am a relatively slow typer, this works in my favour. E7DX calls in..I type E7D <enter> and then X. With only the T/R delay an
I agree. Our 7QP county expedition team uses a 1x1 because we all live in CA, so it saves us time as compared to W6JTI/7. :) And in that event, most non-expeditioners are probably using the cluster.
Author: Ron Notarius W3WN via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 18:16:13 +0000 (UTC)
Well Tim, I have to disagree with you on the EE5E call. I got a big kick out of that, when it was in use. It certainly stood out, especially after the first time one worked it. (And it's probably