Steve K0SR wrote:
> OK....I call CQ and I have a weak station answering me, who then gets
> clobbered by an impatient S&P guy who sends "?" on top of the caller? That
> drives me nuts. Hold off on the "?" and wait 3 seconds for the next CQ
> please.
"impatient S&P guy"? And I suppose the S&P guy is supposed to PATIENTLY
wait until the Run guy CQs again. Not! It is obvious that if a Run guy
hears a ditty-dumb-dumb-ditty after a CQ, the S&P guy either just tuned
across his CQ or didn't get his call the first go round. If the S&P guy
patiently waits, another station may call and where the Run guy will work
'em and just send QRZ. So now the S&P guy is waiting even longer with no
contact. Yes, the S&P guy could have sent "Call?" but it should be obvious
that if you hear a ? after a CQ just throw your call out once. That will
surely speed things up for everyone.
I agree with Robert Chudek - K0RC who wrote, "If I am running and I get a
"?" after my CQ, I immediately press the F4 key (my call). That is, if no
one else is calling me. Why would you make the S&P
station wait around for your CQ timer to trip off another round in 10
seconds or so. You've got a "customer" waiting right now."
73 Art W2NRA
"Keep to the Code!"
w2nra.com
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