The other side of this coin is what the running station sends. One
can argue that it would be equally if not more helpful if the running
station acknowledgement were W1QQQ TU W3YYY SS instead of just TU W3YYY SS.
73,
Hank, W6SX
Mammoth Lakes, California
Elevation 8083 feet in John Muir's Range of Light
At 09:52 AM 18 11 2008, Tree, N6TR wrote:
>This conversation about sending your call in the SS exchange brings to mind
>a slightly related subject that I would like people to vote on. You can
>vote by getting on the air - and adopting the method you think is best in
>future contests.
>
>One change I have noted from some contest ops - most notably N6RO - is that
>they are taking the time to send the callsign of the station they are working
>when they are giving their "search and pounce exchange".
>
>This does a wonderful thing - gives the station they are working complete
>confidence that they are indeed the guy who will appear in N6RO's log.
>
>I occasionally see not-in-logs occur for stations in CW contests because
>someone calls a station slightly off frequency and the timing of the call
>makes another station think he was being answered - when a different station
>actually was.
>
>As a CQing station - I really appreciate getting the feedback that the guy
>I think I am working, is indeed listening to me - and not some other
>station who might be inside my skip zone that I can't hear.
>
>Remember the penalty for a not-in-log is ofter at least one more QSO and
>in some contests 2 or 3 QSOs. The extra time spent is good insurance to
>make sure this doesn't happen as often.
>
>Think about it - and make your choices known - on the air.
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