I haven't had a problem with dupes or bad spots resulting from sending TEST
at the end. It probably depends on how many callers are zero beat, etc.
I don't think it would help with broadband skimmers but I think it would
help with narrowband ones that tune in a 3KHz segment, decode for a few
seconds and then QSY.
I tried not sending test in ARRL 160 and still got spotted a lot but did
not do a scientific comparison.
73,
Matt NQ6N
On Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 5:52 PM Steve London <n2icarrl@gmail.com> wrote:
> That's a very old-school view, Doug.
>
>
>
> As a CQer, I don't care how I am discovered by S&Pers - using the big
>
> knob, skimmer, RBN, code reader, etc. I just want to maximize the number
>
> of S&Pers who find me.
>
>
>
> As to skimmer getting confused by concatenating my TEST with the S&Pers
>
> call, that IS a very real problem. Suddenly, you get a whole bunch of
>
> dupes calling you, because, for whatever reason, they think you are
>
> someone else. Often, the only way out is to QSY and set up shop on a new
>
> run frequency.
>
>
>
> Doug, as CQWW Director, you to experience CQWW CW from a medium or
>
> bigger station outside of W/VE. It will greatly increase your
>
> understanding of the current state of contesting.
>
>
>
> 73,
>
> Steve, N2IC
>
>
>
> On 12/03/2016 06:42 PM, kr2q@optimum.net wrote:
>
> > I don't think signing TEST at the end is necessarily so bad.
>
> >
>
> > If I am calling CQ, I might send: CQ KR2Q TEST or even just KR2Q TEST.
>
> >
>
> > When someone tunes across me and all they hear is KR2Q, how do they know
> if calling
>
> > someone or if I'm calling CQ? Adding TEST at the end lets everyone know
> I'm looking a Q.
>
> >
>
> > No?
>
> >
>
> > And really, saying that it messes up RBN/skimmer...really....that
> matters? You're supposed
>
> > to be copying stuff yourself, right? Maybe that was a joke?
>
> >
>
> > de Doug KR2Q
>
> >
>
> >
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