On 12/26/2015 19:32 PM, John Frazier wrote:
...snip..
That aside, every good pile-up, DX and contest op I know dislikes the
use of any self assigned indicator, including /QRP. It s l o w s
things down and can easily create confusion, busted call signs and
missed Qs.
73 John W4II
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YES.
As a "newbie" SSB DX op (~30k Q's),
Please no QRP, no name, no state, no "50 watts to a dipole", no "thanks
for 3rd band" (I see that in N1MM before you say it), no <something
else>. Just <your call> standard phonetics and then "59 Thanks" to
confirm.
At the "far end" it's immediately obvious who the pro DXrs are, and
unfortunately about 3/4+ of those in the log aren't. Telling me the
state and <stuff> is an epidemic. Hopefully, topbanders will take on
some teaching at their clubs about how to work DX. Contact me off list
for a presentation I have made at my local club. Between dupes and
unnecessary exchange confusion, I think DXpeditions lose about 15% of
potential Q's. That is a big deal when their cost per Q is $1 to $5.
Grant KZ1W
ex TX5D, TX7G, E51MKW
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