At 10:09 PM 2/21/01 +0000, Tim Makins, EI8IC wrote:
>I had an enjoyable 1440 Q's in the recent ARRL DX CW. A few of you might
>have wondered why I was sending AGN just after you've called me - the reason
>was the almost total lack of DE from US operators. This, coupled with a
>lightening reply, left me missing the first one or two dots/dashes from your
>call....
The real problem here is that people are simply starting to send too soon
before you're back into receive. This is truly a pet peeve with me, and
I've had to suppress the urge to write a letter to QST or include some
nasty comment in my contest soapbox.
I had one station call me last year in CW SS and THREE times I could not
get the first letter of his call, so I finally sent "NO QSK HR DAMMIT" and
he got the message.
This past weekend I was at WP2Z for ARRL DX CW, and set up the rig for
computer-controlled radio T/R switching with NO delay on the canned
messages (ex: CQ/QRZ). I *STILL* occasionally had people calling so fast
that I could not get the first letter.
Folks, it might seem obvious but if I'm not listening then I can't hear
you. THINK!! Don't be so quick on the F4 key or to send your call. The
time you save is more than lost when I have to get a fill.
73,
Dave/K8CC
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