I don't think it is necessary to ID after every qso, but there are factors
that make it a decision that can't be programmed into the computer before the
contest as "ID every X QSOs":
If after the previous qso there was only one guy calling, send your
callsign.
If it was a quick, no repeat qso, go ahead and just sent "TU".
If the guy has a correction, or sends his stuff 3 times at 22 wpm, then ID.
That also helps get the rhythm back to normal.
If you hear someone other than the guy you called sending an exchange, then
it is a good idea to send the real guy's call along with the "TU".
Cut the guy some slack if his call is J3/DL5AXX, vs. D4C or PJ2T.
Never go more than 3 qsos without IDing. In a quick pileup, that is less
than one minute, which I consider a reasonable time to make a new guy on
frequency wait.
73 - Jim K8MR ( @ PJ2T last weekend )
In a message dated 12/5/2008 12:54:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
kjones@virtualcohesion.com writes:
Many times having a huge pileup slows the Q rate way down. I've found that
NOT giving my call after every Q tends to thin out the pile thus increasing
my rate. And I can certainly tell when I've been spotted. If I am not
giving my call after every Q, I do make it a point to drop it in after every
5 or so Qs, however.
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