N6TJ wrote:
>2. MINIMIZE DUPES. Nothing's more of a waste of time. Figure it out,
>please............
>3. Never, ever, call a station unless you know 100% his callsign.
>Ever. (please see 1. and 2., above). It's truly amazing to me HOW
>MANY call without a clue. Is this sound operating? I think not.
How about from the DX side - never, ever let more than two QSO's pass
without sending your callsign. That way, I won't have to blindly
call you. When I operated PJ2T at 200+ an hour on CW in the '02 WW,
I sent my call after every contact. What's so hard?
>Yes, the DX station
>has the ultimate responsibility to identify on a regular basis. In
>that there are no defined standards, I can well appreciate that some
>'ambiguities' might exist. However, I believe that unless YOUR rate
>is 200+ per hour, it is your responsibility to harken to the DX
>station's operating procedure. Please, if you don't like it, don't
>call. Simple.
You don't ID - I will wait one or MAXIMUM two QSO's before I'm gonna
call you to see if I have worked you. If I have, then we both get a
dupe. You lose a valid contact you would have made in that time space
(see your #2 above - you have caused this, in this situation), I lose
some time both waiting for and then duping you that I could have used
working someone else.
It's lose/lose when the DX station will not ID. I am unconvinced by
any argument otherwise.
Scott W4PA
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