[CQ-Contest] Ending a Contest QSO on Phone

Rick Bullon kc5ajx at hotmail.com
Wed Aug 1 03:31:24 EDT 2001


Nat
I am not a very experienced contester but my personal preference is to say
"Thanks QRZed"  or
"Thanks. KC5AJX QRZed"
I only use the term contest when calling CQ. I always say "Thanks" no matter 
what the rate
73
Rick
KC5AJX


>>
>I've been thinking a lot about this topic lately and I thought that I would
>get some opinions from the reflector. Assuming that you wish to confirm the
>QSO you just made (via. 73, QSL, thanks, etc.) and you wish to sign your
>call and go QRZ do any of the following generally work better than the
>others when the rate is high on phone? What about when the rate's low?
>
>1. Thank You, WZ3AR Contest
>2. Thank You, WZ3AR QRZ
>3. Thank You, QRZ WZ3AR
>
>Could you delete words like "Contest" or "QRZ" when the rate is high for
>example advantageously? Does another confirmation other than "Thank You"
>tend to work better? This may seem trivial to some, but since it occurs so
>often over the course of a contest and since there are so many different
>ways to do it I thought that it might be worth looking further into. All
>opinions welcome.
>
>73, Nat, WZ3AR
><heatwole at clark.net>
>
>
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