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

[w9wi at w9wi.com]

On Wed, 9 Aug 2006 18:35:45 -0500
  "Mark Beckwith" <n5ot at n5ot.com> wrote:
> "Di-di-dah-dah-di-dit" does not mean "is the frequency 
>in use?"  Using it 
> as such is bad form.  MHO.

Beats the heck out of "IE" which *is* officially 
recognized!

I would suspect ? is nearly universally recognized among 
serious contesters.  On the other hand, I suspect a lot of 
non-contesters don't recognize it.  It's probably more 
important that we avoid disrupting non-contest QSOs than 
that we play fair with each other.

==
Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View, TN EM66