What drives me nuts (a little bit) is the guy who sends "5NN 14 TU”
My typical reaction time is such that my finger hits the QRZ key just as I hear
the start of the ”TU", forcing me to abort the message (ESC) and then start
over again.
Please send “TU 5NN 14” !
73 - Jim K8MR
> On Dec 5, 2016, at 12:42 PM, Jim Brown <k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon,12/5/2016 7:30 AM, John Laney wrote:
>> Adding "test" or "contest" after the call does tend to confuse the stations
>> listening.
>
> YES! I find it maddening when I'm trying to dump my call into his rhythm and
> he adds TEST on top of it. My rule is that I want to give another caller a
> shot at me as soon as possible after he discovers me, and my call is
> advertising. TEST at the end of a CQ is an un-natural act, an abomination! :)
>
> I have three CQs on F-Keys. The automatic one is TEST K9YC. The "short one"
> is CQ TEST K9YC. The long one, when I have to seriously beat the bushes is CQ
> TEST K9YC K9YC. SS or NA replaces TEST in those contests. I end running Qs
> with TU K9YC. I don't get a lot of pileups at home, but on those rare
> occasions I might end with TU. :)
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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