[CQ-Contest] IDing revisited...

[Tom Horton]

Rod,
  The FCC rules states...I looked it up before I wrote this...states:
Part 97/119...must identify after EACH communication and at least
every 10 minutes DURING a communication...
  I have heard the theory that not IDing is a form of pileup control,
but I consider this ridiculous...the fact that stations do not ID causes
other stations to call in and become dupes in contest logs and dupes in
DXpedition logs....
What could it possibly hurt to ID?

73, Tom





At 02:19 PM 11/30/00 +0000, LRod at pobox.com wrote:


> > There is NO reason why you shouldn't give your call after every contact...
>
>I don't agree. I've been told by some experienced DXpeditioner/contesters 
>that
>ID frequency, much like CW speed, can be a pileup management tool
>
> > In the US we are required to ID at the end of "each communication"
>
>True. However, the rule used to say "at the end of a transmission or 
>series of
>transmissions."
>
> > ...that probably means after each contact...
>
>I think you're stretching it there. Keep in mind what the rule originally 
>said, and
>I believe it's clear that you can still dialogue (even with several stations
>sequentially) for 10 minutes before IDing.
>
>Even just using the current language, it's hard to imagine that the intent 
>of the
>rule is to require an ID everytime someone new is in the conversation,
>particularly when you aren't even required to ID until 10 minutes into the
>"communication" however you choose to define it.
>
>Remember too, that sometimes it's perceptions. If you just came across 
>a  pileup
>and you think it might be someone you need, ANY delay in getting an ID seems
>like an eternity, even if they're doing a reasonable job of IDing say 
>every 5 Qs.
>
>Having said all of that, I agree that while there are some very successful 
>stations
>that ID frequently, there are plenty of stations that don't ID enough.
>
>
>73, Rod K4QG     |  It's pronounced
>                           |  "jig-a-byte"
>                           |  Look it up.
>
>Never be afraid to try something new;
>remember amateurs built the Ark,
>professionals built the Titanic
>
>
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