Hi,
This topic has had a lot of milage and from what I have read on this
matter is an ID is an exchange of
Callsign and RS(T) given by both parties.. Confirm this with the given contest
rules
A good read is this white paper but here is a small section of it
assume that they know the call. Interestingly, a CQing DX station receives
calls from stations who almost NEVER say who they are calling, while the DX
station, if he signs each time, ALWAYS says both calls!
< http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Contest%20-%20General/HF-FAQ.pdf ;>
73 Phillip
ZL2TZE
If you are CQing and have a lot of stations calling, the temptation is great to
save time by not IDing with every contact, thus improving your rate at the
expense of others having to wait. The practice is largely confined to non-U.S.
operations that are likely to have bigger pileups, so it’s not likely to be an
issue for domestic stations. Technically, this is illegal in the U.S. according
to FCC rules, including for non-mainland stations in KH6, KL7, and other U.S.
possessions. It doesn’t seem to hurt many of the top contesters to give their
calls with each QSO and many agree that it maintains pileup order.
Nevertheless, other top operators may only ID every two or three contacts. So
there is some dispute on the subject. Most agree, however, that not IDing for
longer periods is both counterproductive and rude, forcing other contesters to
wait until the station IDs. It also leads to logging errors resulting from a
"busted spot" when the callers
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