Speaking of things that drive me nuts: Sending an additional "TEST" at the end of a CQ. IE "CQ TEST N1IX N1IX TEST" This seems to be a rather recent phenomenon. I do mostly S&P and invariably I send
I do this sometimes in an attempt to generate more RBN spots, since RBN considers TEST equivalent to a CQ. It adds enough information to the end of a CQ to allow me to be spotted even if the skimmer
I don't know exactly when it originated, but it was all the rage when I was a Novice in 1967. At the end of a QSO, one station would send "dit dididit dit" and the other station wound respond "dit di
-- Original Message -- The second is easier to answer, a "dit dit" is a lot shorter than sending a "TU"..... 73; Mike W7VO Speaking of things that drive me nuts: Sending an additional "TEST" at the e
Matt, Thanks! I usually operate QRP and therefor do S&P most of the time. I guess I was just looking at things from my point of view and never even considered that there was a valid reason for it. 73
I worked K1ESE during SS CW. That's almost as cheeky as K1SOS or K1V - "ditditdit dah"! Charge! 73, Tom K8BKM I don't know exactly when it originated, but it was all the rage when I was a Novice in 1
Sending an additional "TEST" at the end of a CQ. IE "CQ TEST N1IX N1IX TEST" I do this sometimes in an attempt to generate more RBN spots, since RBN considers TEST equivalent to a CQ. It adds enough
Matt, Please everyone, do not send TEST at the end of a CQ unless things are really slow and you're getting desperate. Skimmer doesn't care if you send CQ TEST NQ6N NQ6N or CQ NQ6N N6QN TEST, but hum
I dunno Dave, seems that I always remembered it from when I started contesting in CQWW CW 1989, that most were sendint TEST at the end of a CQ, but I agree with you, I usually also step on it and it
Author: Jim Stahl via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2016 09:00:47 -0500
The use of TEST at the end of a CQ seems to have evolved out of style. I just use the rule that if I hear the callsign twice, it was a CQ. Dit-Dit is now a sort of 73 after a comment beyond normal QR
I don't like test at the end of CQ either. Not only is putting "test' at the end of a CQ thought of by some as being the right thing to do, it is being promoted as being a best operating practice by
I kindly disagree. TEST at the end gives me time to fill your call into call window of my logger to see whether it is a dupe. If I call first sometimes (quite often) I screw things with your exchange
Author: Christian Schneider <prickler.schneider@t-online.de>
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2016 19:38:43 +0100
Am 03.12.2016 um 15:13 Kevan Nason quoted IARU paper: "Why is the word *contest* the last word in your contest CQ? Because by doing so, someone who happens to tune across your frequency at the end of
I just took a look at my licensing document. It clearly (and correctly) states that I am an Amateur, and that Im in fact Extra Amateurish. dit dit 73, de Hans, KØHB TEST "Just a boy and his radio" I
I can tolerate the TEST at the end as long as the space between call and test isn't too long. Some seem to have a long space so I'm dumping my call as they are sending test. Pet peeve of mine is the
I've got two things that drive me crazy in contests... 1. Stations that send CQ and wait only 1.5 seconds before starting again. Please allow time for me to send you my long callsign. 2. Stations who
I agree with Kevan about not putting contest at the end of your CQ. On phone, particularly if the CQer has a short call, I often think that "contest" is another phonetic for a letter in the call that
I've been contesting for 40+ years and I've never felt that sending "test" at the end of a contest CQ has ever hurt my rate. Is it absolutely necessary? No...but I do think that it helps to attract m
I am seeing this much more lately as well. I have QSK and still notice this or I miss the first dit or dah. W0MU On 12/5/2016 9:30 AM, David Pruett wrote: I've been contesting for 40+ years and I've
YES! I find it maddening when I'm trying to dump my call into his rhythm and he adds TEST on top of it. My rule is that I want to give another caller a shot at me as soon as possible after he discove