well, sending with a J38, with one hand of the vfo dial to keep it from drifting, i try to at least send his call with 5nn/nr, zone, sect, etc.
he sending my call and i sending his is the barest miminnum i can imagine. out of my 65 contacts, 50 got his and mine in the reply, 10 got just his and 5 got only "5nn/sect" i would think if i remember correctly, the contest was a long time ago mike w7dra On Mon, 3 Dec 2012 16:58:51 -0700 James Rodenkirch <[email protected]> writes: > Wellllllllllllllllllllllllll, the problem with not sending SOMETHING > after your last call, assuming you are calling CQ, is that one > doesn't know whether you are calling someone or calling CQ! > > Exaample: I send, "CQ...CQ ....K9JWV...K9JWV and nothing else - if > someone arrives on frequency after the two CQs and my two sent calls > he/she doesn't know if I'm calling someone or calling CQ. > > If I send "CQ...CQ...K9JWV...K9JWV...K - and someone arrives on > frequency, again, after the two CQs, still dicey. > > "Signing" after the last sent call with a "test" removes all > ambiguity..... > > My two cents worth and I'm sticking to it! 72, Jim Rodenkirch > K9JWV > > > Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2012 15:16:27 -0800 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > CC: [email protected]; [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Topband: Patience in ARRL 160 Contest > > > > Jim F. wrote: > > > Excellent advice Rick !!! > > > > > > I get tripped up when a CQing station leaves too long a gap > > > between his last callsign and "Test" and I start sending too > > > early. > > > > > > And your QRP tips are very well taken. > > > > > > 73, Jim / W1FMR > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > I stopped sending "test" after my call for exactly this reason. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Topband reflector - [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Topband reflector - [email protected] > ____________________________________________________________ Woman is 53 But Looks 25 Mom reveals 1 simple wrinkle trick that has angered doctors... http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/50bd46977a5ea46971d4est02vuc _______________________________________________ Topband reflector - [email protected]
