As an experienced contester, I'm really annoyed by 1x1
callsigns... Totally confusing.
Rich NN3W
--- Original Message ---
From: "dennis o'connor" <k8do@mailblocks.com>
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] The battle of the callsigns
>So anyone with a 2x3 call might as well take up stamp
collecting, eh...
>OTOH, not is all as it seems...
>
>Over the years I have been working on recruiting new
contestors into
>the hobby... I have watched as I let them use my
station on their own,
>and wade into a contest scrum, with all of the noise,
confusion, and
>fear... One thing that has struck me over the years
is that for the
>low experience contestor - that is first contest on
his own or only
>casual operating in the past - is that these supposed
advantage calls
>1x1, etc. totally throw the low experience
contestor... They hesitate
>because they 'know' they are missing part of the
call... I have
>watched as they listen to the 1x1 at 35 wpm, or HC8N
at 45 wpm for
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