[CQ-Contest] Callers With Suffix Only (was: RE:arrl dx ssb clusterspot analysis)

[Chuck Dietz]

What I love are the ones that give the next-to-last two letters: "XY" for
KZ5XYZ...

I like to say: "XY, what's your call?"

Chuck W5PR

-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Maass
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 7:26 AM
To: VR2BrettGraham; cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Callers With Suffix Only (was: RE:arrl dx ssb
clusterspot analysis)



> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of VR2BrettGraham
> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 11:04 PM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] arrl dx ssb cluster spot analysis
> 
> Sorry, but this is amateur radio today.
> 
> Like asking if a frequency is in use before calling CQ.  Using your 
> full call to identify your station, or not firing up with SSB over the 
> top of some CW signal to try & get the station to switch modes.
> 

I decided to try a new policy during a recent trip to PJ2. If someone called
with other than their full call, their prefix became "I2". 

Example:

   Me: "PJ2/K8ND QRZ?"

   Caller: "XYZ"

   Me: "Italy Two XYZ  59"

   Caller: "Uhhh, my call is KC4XYZ. 59"

   Me: "Are you sure? All I heard was "XYZ".

Normally I just don't answer them, but this was more fun!


73,

Jeff Maass  K8ND
 

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