Andy,
I have to agree with you. The "we've always done it that way" syndrome isn't
really an excuse for even slightly sloppy operating practice. But then, I
wouldn't complain about it very much, since us gurls are just trying to have
fun.
73,
Bill N3XL
----- Original Message ----
From: Andy Swiffin <a.l.swiffin@dundee.ac.uk>
To: William Smith <bill.n3xl@verizon.net>
Cc: rtty@contesting.com
Sent: Tue, January 11, 2011 3:16:00 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] CQ or QRZ
>>> On 11/01/2011 at 20:03, in message
>><63110.9741.qm@web84205.mail.re3.yahoo.com>,
William Smith <bill.n3xl@verizon.net> wrote:
> Andy,
> Which means if you don't see a call sign to grab, but think you may have
> heard a
> station, sending QRZ? is correct.
Correct
> If pouncers wait because you sent QRZ they
> are
> very meek. Do you agree?
>
No, just polite and good operators. This is what I do when someone gives a
qrz.
AND, when I QRZ and pouncers do pounce and I can still hear the original
caller I ignore them and persist with the caller. Clearly if I'm not going to
get them pretty much straight away I then take the pouncer but then persist
with
the QRZ.
Sorry, I cannot go with the argument that "common <but incorrect> practice"
makes it alright to just do your own thing. As I've already said, QRZ is
there to give the very clear message "I hear you, try again".
73
Andy
gm8oeg
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