I don't think lack of a prelude to the SN is a problem in SS. It's a
domestic contest, so most signals are fairly strong. If you're running
QRP, working backscatter, etc., you can always send "NR" before the SN.
However, I don't think I've ever heard any of the top SS operators do that.
73,
Scott K9MA
On 11/20/2023 5:25 PM, john@kk9a.com wrote:
Sweepstakes is a good example of no RS / RST. I also like a little warning
rather then unkeying and being immediately blasted with a serial number. I
sometimes did have to ask for a repeat because I was not ready for the
number. ON CW numbers sometimes also throw me off since I am expecting
numbers and not letters. In Sweepstakes CW I sent NR before sending the
serial number. I see no reason to send the person's callsign in the report
macro when answering a CQ since they probably already know their call. On
phone SS I also like to hear something before receiving the number. One
short phrase was pretty common but I don't want to get into that discussion.
--
Scott K9MA
k9ma@sdellington.us
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