bk doesn't bother me so much if it's sent as BK and not _BK_ (i.e. not run together). For clarity's sake, if I just end with K I leave an extra amount of space so that meaning is clear, per Igor's note below.
I don't ever use _KN_ myself anymore. Mostly because, yes, it's a parentheses, but also because all the ARRL books I ever read when I was studying back in the '80's, and these books were older than that by some amount, said that _KN_ means something like, "I only want a response from the other station, no breaking stations please", which doesn't seem terribly friendly. -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY On Jul 19, 2011, at 8:05 AM, Igor Sokolov wrote: > When I hear something like UA9CDC de UA9AFK I always wonder if it is UA9AFK > or UA9AF K > I always thought that BK is used when one wants to omit sending both call > signs in the end of message. I also thought that station sending BK wants to > tell me that he is using break in and therefore can be interrupted whenever > is needed. > > 73, Igor UA9CDC > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary Gregory" <garyvk...@gmail.com> > To: "Mike Morrow" <k...@arrl.net> > Cc: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 9:25 AM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 'Q' signal trivia > > >> sounds good to me...AR >> >> On 19 July 2011 13:04, Mike Morrow <k...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >>> Bert wrote: >>> >>>> I've yet to hear --... ...-- ... sent - hihi >>> >>> Don't you mean --... ...-- .----. ... ? :-) >>> >>> My pet peeve is use of that damned "BK". "KN" doesn't make much sense >>> either...that's actually an open parenthesis. Both are just ham-only >>> prosigns that would never have been heard on professional military or >>> commercial Morse radiotelegraph circuits. >>> >>> What's wrong with the military standard: If a response is expected from >>> the other station, send "K" (equivalent to phone "OVER"). If a response >>> is not expected, send "AR" (equivalent to phone "OUT"). That's it in >>> total! >>> >>> There's zero value to that repulsive "BK" that has spread like an ugly >>> malignant Morse teratoma among many hams in the past decade or so. >>> >>> Mike / KK5F >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile >> Elecraft Equipment >> K3 #679, KPA-500 #018 >> Living the dream!!! >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
