Ah, I think that was his point.
On 10/18/12, David Gilbert wrote:
That's a rather silly extrapolation. If I'm tuning the band and hear
somebody giving their callsign to someone else I don't need to hear it
again, and if I didn't hear it I can always ask for it. Works fine for
everyone unless the running station abuses the system.
Dave AB7E
On 10/17/2012 9:26 AM, Radio K0HB wrote:
> Why would anyone need to know your call. Just slows things down. We
> could suspend calls completely in contests, and think of how the
> scores would increase.
>
> "QRZ"
>
> "FYE NYE FOE"
>
> "FYE NYE EIGHT QRZ"
>
> "FYE NYE SIX"
>
> "FYE NYE EIGHT QRZ"
>
> But wait, note the redundancy there..... Everyone says "FYE NYE" so
> we can eliminate that delay also.
>
> "QRZ"
>
> "FOE"
>
> "EIGHT QRZ"
>
> "SIX"
>
> "EIGHT QRZ"
>
> And, oh, that "QRZ" is slowing me down. Lets do this.
>
> "EIGHT"
>
> "FOE"
>
> "EIGHT"
>
> "SIX"
>
> ...silence.....
>
> "ZED?"
>
> "FIE"
>
> "EIGHT"
>
> "FOE"
>
> "EIGHT"
>
> "FUM"
>
> "Again?"
>
>
>
>
> 73, de Hans, K0HB
> --
> "Just a boy and his radio"
> --
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Dave Farnsworth
> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 1:23 PM
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CQ WW Rule Changes
>
> Thank you for NOT requiring both stations to ID.
>
>
>
> When I have dozens (if not more) participants in my pile-up, who know
> who I
> am, who have been waiting, who are hoping I will hear them next.
>
> vs.
>
> One impatient person who happens on the pile-up noise, may not even
> hear me
> and wants immediate attention.
>
>
>
> Which way am I better serving the contest frenzy? By going as fast as
> I can
> to get everybody in the log? Or, by slowing down my CW speed, giving my
> callsign between each and every QSO and having to wait while the other
> station sends my call?
>
>
> 73, Dave
>
> Dave Farnsworth, WJ2O
> www.WJ2O.com
>
>
>
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