At 11:30 AM 1/15/2006, N6OJ wrote:
>I have been reading the thread about CQ at the end of the macro
>and have mixed emotions Why you say Well it will determine who wastes
>the extra time.
>with the CQ at the end people will call when they hear the CQ without
>hearing the call
>meaning more DUPES for the station calling CQ, without the CQ at the end
>the answering station will
>have to take an extra minute to verify the call before calling
hi Chuck - when I get a dupe calling me I will almost always throw out another
CQ to get my call out again. They call again anyway, about 80% of the time! If
they're gonna dupe ya, they're gonna...
the "CQ" etc. on the end is an enticement to get the fast S&P-ers to dump their
call right then because they have just bothered to tune you in so why not work
the Q real quick (it's not like they need another W6 ;-).
It's kind of a baited hook, and it does work when I am S&P: if I just see a
naked call, I don't know if they are CQ or responding to same, so I may keep
tuning if there are plenty of other stations to work.
- jeff wk6i
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Jeff Stai jds@twistedoak.com
Twisted Oak Winery http://www.twistedoak.com/
Rocketry Org. of CA http://www.rocstock.org/
Amateur Radio WK6I ~ Calaveras County, CA
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