Ditto for me. And wonder how many caught the advanced contest "PhD
suggestion" in Phil's posting? It is the same one that Don AA5AU mentions
one time [hint] on his contesting website. I use it regularly to break
pileups where the big guys call on top of one another!
73, Mark N7MQ
At 10:53 AM 10/2/2006 -0700, Jeff Stai wrote:
>Agree with everything Phil said... it's a real rate bummer to sit and
>watch your call repeated three times and his call six times. (My fave this
>contest was the guy who sent my call 3 times and his call once, then on
>the exchange sent 599 three times, spelled ARIZONA twice, then sent his
>call once!)
>
>I do appreciate getting my call sent to me when you are calling and there
>is another station on my frequency - I get enough of those and I can
>become aware of the situation... in those instances, however, please send
>my call once and yours twice.
>
>In general, sending your call anything over 3 times is too much, really!
>
>tnx & 73 - jeff wk6i
>
>At 10:27 AM 10/2/2006, Phil Cooper wrote:
> >Hello Tom and the group............
> >
> >You wrote:
> >>>1. Put the guys call in first, then our call twice?
> >>>2. Don't put the other guys call in at all and just send our call?
> >
> >I think the simple answer is to use No2!
> >
> >There are a couple of instances where No1 should be used:
> > 1.....When there is more than one station on a frequency, and
> you want to
> >make sure you get a response from the correct call.
> > 2.....Perhaps when you call (say) HC8N, but some other station
> calls YOU.
>
>--
>Jeff Stai jds@twistedoak.com
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>
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