On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 21:15, Al Kozakiewicz <akozak@hourglass.com> wrote:
> obvious reasons. My CQ macro started as CQ WPX DE AB2ZY AB2ZY K. I dropped
> the "K" and the "DE" after a bit of running. That took about 5 seconds to
> send and I listened for about 5 seconds as well, more to keep the duty cycle
> around 50% than anything else. Is 5 seconds of silence too long? Is 5
> seconds of CQing too long? I'd be curious to know what people think is
> optimal.
Move the CQ to the end so that folks know you're CQing:
WPX AB2ZY AB2ZY CQ
Same length as what you ended up with, but better since the other guy
needn't wait as long if he catches you after the WPX.
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Peter Laws | N5UWY | plaws plaws net | Travel by Train!
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