Thanks Vic! Good points. Hmmm... It brings to mind an image of a "gentlemanly barroom brawl", Hi!
Taking Contesting techniques to other types of operation is an old thread on this reflector of course, and may well be on others. In my experience it causes more confusion than efficiency. I always try to avoid surprising people with my behavior. I find it results in less confusion if things go pretty much as they expect. So when I call CQ and someone comes back with "W6QAS", I'll still reply "W6QAS QRZ?" (W6QAS are you calling me?). Usually he was calling me, but not always and I have no interest in stomping into the middle of a QSO, especially one I can only hear one side of. It would have been faster if he had sent "AC7AC DE W6QAS K" That's just one example of how the shorthand that actually makes things move faster in a contest isn't really appropriate in other situations. I'm not a big contester, so picture me the guy peeking in the door of the western Saloon just after the gang at the poker table in the corner discovered five Aces in the deck. It may be my lack of experience, but I have a hard time telling those who are brawling from those trying to get out of the way. Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
