DX: K9NA Thank you. QRZ de DX call (5) Big problem. Now KE9NA has to crash through the pileup *again* to straighten things out, and now you have a big mess on your hands. And thirdly, consider what
Jon, To put this all in context, this is the CQ-CONTEST reflector, not the DX reflector. Competent contesters especially hate "last two" style operators because it absolutely ensures that they will n
Please consider the following as the desired interchange: DX: Victor 26 Bravo (or just V26B) NA: Kilo Echo Nine November Alpha DX: KE9NA 59 8 NA: 59 4 DX: Victor 26 Bravo (or just V26B as appropriate
Guys (and gals), Let's not forget the the bread and butter of contesting is working the casual operator who is giving you a point. Those of us reading this know what do do. The hundreds of thousands
What about these 1x1 callsigns around now? DX: HC8N, QRZ op: Whiskey 1 Whiskey DX: full calls only please op: *&&%(*&@@ ! Derek aa5BT -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/_cq-contest/ Admi
Don't panic. This happens often (let's say 50% of the time for a "large piece of data" such as a callsign sent phonetically), but it's ok because you get another chance to send your call phonetically
Thanks for the education and elmering, Trey! Your full response makes a lot of sense. 73, Jon KE9NA -- Jon Ogden KE9NA http://www.qsl.net/ke9na <-- CHECK IT OUT! It's been updated!!!!! "A life lived
Ok, I gotta replyI have been to a couple of serious contest operations, one of them a multi-op.. I have ALWAYS been under the impression that I should use the full call! When you're loud, why should
Your condescending attitude really stinks my friend. Whether a person likes phone or not has nothing to do with their mental ability. I've never operated a CW only contest (used CW in some mixed mode
DX: K9NA Thank you. QRZ de DX call (5) Big problem. Now KE9NA has to crash through the pileup *again* to straighten things out, and now you have a big mess on your hands. And thirdly, consider what
Jon, To put this all in context, this is the CQ-CONTEST reflector, not the DX reflector. Competent contesters especially hate "last two" style operators because it absolutely ensures that they will n
Please consider the following as the desired interchange: DX: Victor 26 Bravo (or just V26B) NA: Kilo Echo Nine November Alpha DX: KE9NA 59 8 NA: 59 4 DX: Victor 26 Bravo (or just V26B as appropriate
Guys (and gals), Let's not forget the the bread and butter of contesting is working the casual operator who is giving you a point. Those of us reading this know what do do. The hundreds of thousands
What about these 1x1 callsigns around now? DX: HC8N, QRZ op: Whiskey 1 Whiskey DX: full calls only please op: *&&%(*&@@ ! Derek aa5BT -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/_cq-contest/ Admi
Don't panic. This happens often (let's say 50% of the time for a "large piece of data" such as a callsign sent phonetically), but it's ok because you get another chance to send your call phonetically
Thanks for the education and elmering, Trey! Your full response makes a lot of sense. 73, Jon KE9NA -- Jon Ogden KE9NA http://www.qsl.net/ke9na <-- CHECK IT OUT! It's been updated!!!!! "A life lived
Ok, I gotta replyI have been to a couple of serious contest operations, one of them a multi-op.. I have ALWAYS been under the impression that I should use the full call! When you're loud, why should
Your condescending attitude really stinks my friend. Whether a person likes phone or not has nothing to do with their mental ability. I've never operated a CW only contest (used CW in some mixed mode