A lot of my contest QSO's this past weekend went like this: 1. I send CQ SS 2. He sends his callsign 3. I send his callsign 4. I send exchange 5. He sends my callsign 6. He sends exchange What is the
It's sometimes easier to have a single buffer programmed with: <yourcall> <exchange> so that you can S/P and/or run using the same set of memories (and presumably same set of keystrokes). Helps maint
No, line 5 is unnecessary. For some it was probably a carry over from traffic passing days where you might start a message with 'aa1aa pse cpy nr ...' or something similar. For others it is either co
Number 5 is the only time He sends Your callsign. So it verifies that He is talking to You. My opinion is that 5 is optional. You can usually tell if the other station is talking to you just by the t
It depends on the situation. I was never able to get much of a run going in the contest, but during the last few hours I found a space around 7038 where I called CQ. There was a station up about 200
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 12:57:45 -0000
Hi Steve, more than one station calling CQ on a particular frequency where they may or may not hear each other as well. If it was W2xxx and W7yyy and I wanted W7, it makes it clear who I was trying t
Often when I'm CQing people will call off-frequency...sometimes the only reason I know they're calling is that they use my call before the exchange. Otherwise, they're so far off it seems like they'r
So that you know that he got your callsign correct. Without that, IMO, it's not a complete exchange. I believe so. As with all such questions, YMMV. John E Bastin, K8AJS jbastin@sssnet.com http://www
In a message dated 11/8/05 4:09:36 PM Greenwich Standard Time, p.piercey@nl.rogers.com writes: it makes it clear who I was trying to work. Basically, your line 5 clears up any (hopefully) mistakes du
One purpose of line 5 is to assure that each station knows who they are working, rather than being cross-wired with an adjacent QSO. However, many of us trade-off this assurance for a shorter total Q
If he never sends your callsign, he is just broadcasting. Seriously, under crowded conditions it has helped me avoid NILs. 73 jim w3cp _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest maili
Is there technically a rule that says that in order for there to be a valid contact, that both stations send both call signs somewhere during the exchange? 73, Joe W0DB --Original Message-- From: cq-
I agree, Rates or not, unless there is confirmation of an exchange ie exchange of call signs how do you know the other station was talking with you? Timing of the exchange helps, but it is not 100%.
Example: NU1AW would respond to W1AW's call by sending: W1AW 123 B NU1AW 71 CT, which indicates QSO number 123, B for Single Op High Power, NU1AW, first licensed in 1971, and in the Connecticut secti
Not for SS, no. For NAQP and Sprint, yes. -- 73, Craig - N7OR in Sandy, OR _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.co
Correction: Not for SS - Yes for Sprint. -- 73, Craig - N7OR in Sandy, OR _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com