> I think it's bad operating practice to call someone unless you know
> he is calling CQ. If all you hear is the callsign, you cannot know whether
> or not he is calling CQ. Just because you can't hear another guy, you
> cannot make any assumption about whether one is there or not.
Sometimes interesting things happen (and did happen during ARRL DX CW):
Station A calls CQ (I heard only 'test'). Station B answers. Station A
doesn't send a thing. Station B calls again. And again. Station C, who's
been listening since B first called A, then drops in his call at which point
Station A responds to C (me!) and gives C (me!) a Q and a Mult.
Station A calls CQ. Station B answers. Silence from A. Station B calls
again. And again. Nothing. Station C (me!) drops his call in. B says "?"
C (me!) sends his call again. B works C giving a Q. C moves on, leaving B
with a CQ frequency.
73,
dale, kg5u
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