On 4/2/03 3:35 PM, Ed Kucharski at k3dne@adelphia.net wrote:
>I've heard that some dx stations use this technique as pile-up
>management - supposedly it thins the pile - but I too find it frustrating.
>I spend a lot of time saying "what's your call?" which probably makes the
>pile-up even more confusing.
I'm not talking about experienced operators using a technique to help
speed through a bunch of callers. I'm talking about run of the mill
operators who have the mistaken belief that not giving their callsign
somehow saves them time.
The urge to ask for the callsign is great. I'm trying to discipline
myself to just call the station anyway, and immediately ask him for his
callsign before I give him my exchange.
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
|