During SS CW, in my extended S&P (QRP) mode, I ran across the
following numerous times:
.....k2xyz 59 nnj...tu cq ss k9abc ss
Normal, no?
not from my point of view. I can't tell you how many times I was
there and ready to send my call, waiting for the TU message to
finally finish...if only the guy had simply said TU and paused a
second, he would have found me dropping my call in and be
logging me.
I even tried to preempt the TU by slipping in immediately after the
section. Generally, he TU'ed either exactly when I sent my call
or he ignored me and responded with his full TU message.
Try it during SS SSB, say your TU, then listen. If you hear nothing
within a second or so, then send the rest of the TU message.
Comments?
Dale Martin, KG5U
kg5u@hal-pc.org
http://www.hal-pc.org/~kg5u
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