[CQ-Contest] He sends my callsign

[Lee Hiers]

On 7 Nov 2005 Steve  wrote:

> A lot of my contest QSO's this past weekend went like this:
> 1. I send CQ SS
> 2. He sends his callsign
> 3. I send his callsign
> 4. I send exchange
> 5. He sends my callsign
> 6. He sends exchange
> 
> What is the purpose of line 5?

I've started doing this more lately...I programmed it in a message 
memory for SS.  

Often when I'm CQing people will call off-frequency...sometimes the 
only reason I know they're calling is that they use my call before 
the exchange.  Otherwise, they're so far off it seems like they're 
probably calling someone else.  

I started doing it some when I found myself trying to "defend" a 
frequency when the going gets crowded.  

It also assures the other station (you) that I've got the call right. 
 If I send W8JQ and the exchange, you get a chance to correct me.  
Depending on the contest, if I have your call logged wrong, YOU also 
lose the QSO.  

It doesn't really cost much time, and I think leads to better 
accuracy overall.  But that may just be me.

Folks?

73 de Lee


-- 
Lee Hiers, AA4GA
Cornelia, Georgia

"Have Dobro Will Travel"