Ed:
Your comments are interesting, and certainly they do apply to some aspects
of contesting. I would offer that circumstances are most often DIFFERENT
and thus require different responses to them.
When P40V, ZD8Z, KH6R, KL7Y, KP4A and the like are on a contest,
either on CW or SSB, it's almost NEVER appropriate to give their call sign
along with your own. Then, if you are working a new contester who's
operating from a rather rare location, it's probably best to give both call
signs.
Thus, my feeling is that it's best to be flexible, and do what is required
under
the circumstances that exist at the time of the QSO. Indeed, this is what
makes
great operators GREAT. They do what is needed at any given time.
I just don't believe that "One size fits all" in virtually anything,
including socks,
hats, ham radio contests, and the like.
Speaking of phonetics.....same thing applies there. Use them when appropriate
and don't when it's not needed. Good sense and good judgement will provide
the needed guidance.
W0 Gnat Knife Pneumonia de Willy Dilly 5 Silly Billy
Willy
73
Dale K5MM
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