I dunno Dave, seems that I always remembered it from when I started
contesting in CQWW CW 1989, that most were sendint TEST at the end of a
CQ, but I agree with you, I usually also step on it and it throws my
timing off.
The DIT DIT is supposedly faster than TU but I find that it gets lost in
QRM and QRN especially when conditions are poor like CQWW CW was. While
I prefer TU, it's not a big deal, so whatever floats anyone's boat is fine.
73, Gerry, K8GT
On 02-Dec-16 12:54, n1ix@n1ix.com wrote:
Speaking of things that drive me nuts:
Sending an additional "TEST" at the end of a CQ. IE "CQ TEST N1IX N1IX
TEST"
This seems to be a rather recent phenomenon. I do mostly S&P and invariably
I send my call on top of the last "TEST".
It would be a lot easier if everyone sent a standard "CQ" string.
Also, what's with the "dit dit" in response to a successful QSO.
Dave N1IX
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