On Nov 7, 2005, at 10:48 PM, Steve wrote:
> A lot of my contest QSO's this past weekend went like this:
> 1. I send CQ SS
> 2. He sends his callsign
> 3. I send his callsign
> 4. I send exchange
> 5. He sends my callsign
> 6. He sends exchange
>
> What is the purpose of line 5?
So that you know that he got your callsign correct. Without that,
IMO, it's not a complete exchange.
>
> In those instances when I answered a CQ, I did not include line 5.
> Should I have?
I believe so. As with all such questions, YMMV.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Steve K8JQ
John E Bastin, K8AJS
jbastin@sssnet.com
http://www.qsl.net/k8ajs/
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