Larry.....how about QBY? Is the freq busy? 73 Norm K1AA
----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry, K4WLS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[DX-Chat]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 1:06 AM Subject: [DX-CHAT] New "Q" Signal Need > Would someone at ARRL who is in a leadership position > take the following for action, pass it through the hallowed > halls, under that "curved piece of wood", and promulgate > in the right direction. Oh, Wayne Mills, what say OM ? > > We CW Ops have needed an appropriate "Q" Signal for > years for "Is the frequency in use ?" > > QRL ? - "Are you (your station) busy (sending/receiving > traffic) ? does not fit. > > QRZ ? - Who (what station) is calling me ? does not fit. > > I though about QFU: F - Freuency, U - use. That does > fit, but well we CW Ops know that at times (especially > in unruly pile-ups), we hear all too many "FU's". > > So.......What about QFB ? - Is the Frequency Busy (in use) ? > > What say CW Ops - can anyone come up with a better > one ? On SSB, "Is the frequency is use ?" - that's easy. We > CW guys need something more fitting than QRL or QRZ ! > > Larry - K4WLS > > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems > http://njdxa.org/dx-chat > > To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA > http://njdxa.org > > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
