[CQ-Contest] Contesting tips and tricks - not

[Zack Widup]

Technically, "QRL?" means "Are you busy?", not "Is this frequency in 
use?"  It was originally used in traffic handling scenarios.

It's not the same thing.

There was a movement once to adopt "IE" (didit dit) to enquire on CW if 
the frequency is in use. I don't think it ever became widespread in use, 
maybe because the dits can be lost in the noise so easily on a weak 
signal.

I do hear it used from time to time.

73, Zack W9SZ



On Tue, 14 Dec 2004, Alan Braun wrote:

> Isn't that what "QRL" means?
> 
> Alan Braun NS0B
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alfred J.Frugoli (KE1FO)" <afrugoli at verizon.net>
> 
> > What happened to being gentlemanly and asking if the frequency is in use?
> >
> > 73 de Al, KE1FO