[CQ-Contest] "?" not equal to "QRL?"

[N6KI Dennis Vernacchia]

Mark,

It's a carry over from lane changing techniques on New York, New jersey and 
California highways.
"Di-di-dah-dah-di-dit"  is the same as saying, I am taking over the freq in 
0.5 seconds
as a driver does out here in the states mentioned with a turn signal 
switched on 0.3 seconds AFTER he
jumps into YOUR lane !


73, Dennis N6KI

At 04:35 PM 8/9/2006, Mark Beckwith wrote:
> > If I send a question mark (di di dah dah di dit) twice
> > and hear nothing, the frequency is mine to use.
>
>  "Di-di-dah-dah-di-dit" does not mean "is the frequency in use?"  Using it
>as such is bad form.  MHO.
>
>  Mark, N5OT
>
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