Many, many thanks to all who made a post and provided some good feedback on my orignal post about a new "Q" Signal needed for "Is the Frequency is Use ?" for CW Ops. Still early in day, so sure there will be some more feedback.
QFY was a good one ! QRL ?, ??, all work, and "IE" as long as I been around, can't believe this one was new to me, but great idea ! Glad nobody mentioned QRZ ? - this one is just way out in left field. Guess maybe I didn't emphasize, but whatever "signal" we use, I say let's standardize it. Let's put in the ARRL Operating Manual, in the back of the ARRL Paper Log, which lot of OT's like me still use. Let's promulgate it. Let's put out the word about "asking if the frequency is in use" for CW. Is this in the ARRL training material for new hams ? It has been my experience that new operating procedures that work well are picked up very rapidly and spread rapidly. I do believe that 98 % of Ops want to pick up and use the latest "in thing" that is being used on the bands. As all of you know, there is nothing more irritating than another station plopping down on your QRG and start tuning up or calling CQ w/o asking if the frequency is in use, especially if you have weak copy on a rare one that you are working. At one time or another, I think we all make the mistake of not asking if the the frequency is in use. I have noticed that with increasing age and very poor health, I have become more "absent minded". Two nights ago, very late, I plopped down on a frequency on 30M when the band seemed dead and "absently minded" started calling CQ w/o asking if the frequency was in use. I interrupted a QSO that was in progress on the freq and felt very badly about it. I did not get "fussed or cussed", but one of the Ops told the other station "missed some of your last as K4WLS started calling CQ w/o asking if the freq was in use" - very bad publicity for my name-sake !!!! So whatever works well now, or what would work well, let's get it in print, let's advetise it, let's train the new Hams on it, and let's use it !!! Thanks All, 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
