Mike,
OK, I'm convinced.
TU.
__________
Stan, K4SBZ
On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 11:56 AM Mike VE9AA ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca <
ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
> I disagree, respectfully with your analysis Stan.
>
> If I am running and this happens, you have a chance to correct me (2
> scenarios follow)
>
>
>
> Scenario #1
>
>
>
> me: TEST VE9AA
>
> you: K4SBZ
>
> me: K4SBZ 5NN <exchange>
>
> you: 5NN <exchange>
>
> me: TU VE9AA
>
>
> In scenario one, I haven't busted your call, so why would you want to send
> it to me twice? You've heard me send it back to you correctly.
>
>
>
> Scenario #2
>
> me: TEST VE9AA
>
> you: K4SBZ
>
> me: K4HBZ 5NN <exchange>
>
> you: K4SBZ (or if you're adamant, MAYBE send it twice in this
> scenario-could be QRM, QRN etc)
>
> me: K4SBZ 5NN <exchange>
>
> you: 5NN <exchange>
>
> me: TU VE9AA
>
>
> In scenario #2, I busted your call but you withheld the exchange until I
> corrected it. You heard your callsign come back to you.
>
> This is the most efficient way to ensure "acks" from both ends.
>
>
>
> You can do you, but time how long it takes you to send your callsign. Now
> multiply that by 3000 times in the ARRL DX CW. How much time have you used
> up sending it twice ?
>
>
>
> Oh, and to answer your question, as the OP, the obvious answer is I would
> like to hear your callsign only sent one time. If I bust it, give me a
> chance to correct it. That's how it works.
>
>
>
> 73 Mike VE9AA "NB"
>
>
>
>
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> From: k4sbz.stan@gmail.com
> To: ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca Cc: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Sent: Tuesday, February 18th 2025, 11:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] repeating callsign - what the heck?
> It’s been my experience that a high percentage of ops get my callsign
> wrong. This results in NILs in the final scoring. I now send it twice and
> this has improved the accuracy of my contacts. Which is worse for your log
> — a slightly longer call or a NIL in your log? Stan, K4SBZ "Real radio
> bounces off the sky." > On Feb 18, 2025, at 9:41 AM, Mike Smith VE9AA
> wrote: > > I've done the ARRL DX CW many times. (and do most of the
> majors; > CQWW,WPX,WAE,RDX many many times) > > Is some institution in EU
> (or some popular EU logging software) instructing > EU's to call you with
> their callsign twice? > (or if I am running, they'll again put their
> callsign in their message when > they come back to me yet one more time? >
> > I am hesitant to even complain (make note of is more like it) as they
> made > up 86.6% of my log this weekend (TU EU!!) but this weekend more than
> ever > before in my decades on the bands did I have (what seemed like)
> every 8th or > 9th caller doing this at times(maybe more at times). I ran
> anywhere from > 34wpm to 40wpm (mostly 38wpm) this weekend and especially
> on the high bands > I was coming back to the loudest guy just as soon as
> they had sent their > callsign ONCE. Occasionally when my rig was just
> going into TX, I'd catch > part of a CW character telling me they had sent
> their call again. No > response (I doubled with them) > > Thank goodness
> for the "=" key in N1MMLogger+ (repeats last message sent) I > about wore
> it out. > > Thoughts? > > VE9AA “NB” > > Mike - Keswick Ridge, NB, Canada >
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