Author: thompson@mindspring.com (David L. Thompson)
Date: Wed Jun 26 12:11:14 2002
I talked with Georgia ARES/NTS personnel and the phrase "please copy" did not come from them. They all noticed this too. The ball is in out court as contesters to get to the clubs and help them train
For what little I'm sure it'll be worth... Even though my operation has been 95% CW, I began operating in sectional phone nets in about 1959, though it wasn't until probably 1965 or so that I began
I think, for many people, the "please copy" acts as an instinctive "bridge" between the callsign and the report in a situation where a signal report is not required. We are used to giving a "59" befo
I have poked fun at myself for years for using "Please copy" in contests. I know I shouldn't, but I can't help myself. I think it goes back to my hometraining; I can still hear my mother telling me t
Sweepstakes is a contest where the "you're" is kind of an intro to the serial number, "You're number 123 Bravo", etc. and actually makes sense - if that really matters. I don't see the big deal. The
Hi Lou: Nothing whatsoever. However, when you are in a real emergency situation, the less unnecessary verbiage the better. You want to get the important information passed without any extraneous traf