Officially, "K" is the prosign for "invitation to transmit." OK,
nothing is "official" in ham radio, but hams have traditionally ended a
CQ or a transmission with "K", an invitation to transmit ... roughly the
CW equivalent of "over." Also traditionally, although less so, is "KN"
which roughly translates, "over to the station I'm in contact with
only." Ending a CQ with "KN" is thus mildly nonsensical since you're not
in contact with anyone yet.
However, consider that the Morse character for "?" translates to "IMI"
[and others such as "UTI" and "EWI"], the prosign for "Please repeat,"
or "I will repeat." In the heyday of radiotelegraphy, "INT" was used by
the Navy as the interrogatory prosign meaning "What follows is a
question." INT QSB, "Are my signals fading?" Hams and most commercial
ops just used IMI for either, still do, and somehow, we're not
confused. K or KN ... most will figure it out.
73,
Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County
On 3/29/2020 2:13 PM, [email protected] wrote:
Jim, pardon my ignorance but KN means end of transmission or invite a specific
station to transmit from what I see. Why would that deter a reply from a CQ? I
am sure you are right but I would like to know the experienced understanding
from a pro.
Brian VE3GMZ
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