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Re: [CQ-Contest] The Calling Disease...

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] The Calling Disease...
From: "Chuck Milam, N9KY" <N9KY@arrl.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:24:31 -0600
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On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 7:38 AM, Peter Chamalian <w1rm@arrl.net> wrote:

>  The DX comes back to W4 and I hear N9, K6, W5, etc., calling and calling. 
>  Why?

My theory is that it is rooted in a lack of CW skills and experience.

If the operator is relying on a skimmer or decoder, they may only
recognize the sound of their own call, if anything.

So, hearing the DX station call for only "SA SA SA," "ASIA ASIA," or
"EU EU EU," won't register with them.  Even if they can "decode" the
letters, a casual CW operator may not recognize that the DX is asking
for calls from a different region.

-- 
Chuck Milam, N9KY (ex-KF9FR)
N9KY@arrl.net
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