The 3 letter calls are almost too short! Especially if they are new and
blend with longer calls. The short G calls are getting easier, but some of
them still throw me.
A call like M0B seems to be easy. A call like G3P or M1E always causes me
to have to think. Did I get the whole call? Our ability to recognize a
call actually goes up as the call gets longer.
I suspect the guys with the new short calls find that they need to send the
calls twice or people just don't get them.
I am fine with short calls being sent twice. It is the long calls sent
multiple times that can waste more time.
Randy K5ZD
-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces+k5zd=charter.net@contesting.com> On
Behalf Of Mike Smith VE9AA
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2020 4:16 PM
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] 3 and 4 letter contesting callsigns
Why is it.you fellas with 3 and 4 letter contesting callsigns send them
twice? (or more)
I was on 80m Sat night and 40m Sunday night, with huge signals into EU (and
presumably vice versa) and
was running my 4-squares and legal limit, at 38-39wpm, bang, bang, bang,
QSO,. QSO, QSO,. all was great with the world and the occasional UK 3
letter call or all those other 4-letter calls are sent twice, upsetting the
whole applecart.
I mean, doesn't that really negate the whole purpose of having a nice,
short, snappy callsign if you're going to send it twice?
You may as well have a 3x3 call if you're going to send it more than once.
Inquiring minds,.
Mike VE9AA...wishing he had a 3 or 4 letter call.
Mike, Coreen & Corey
Keswick Ridge, NB
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