[CQ-Contest] SS CW question

[Steve London]

On 11/08/2010 08:14 PM, Rick Lindquist, WW3DE wrote:
>> This business of sending the other station's call with the exchange is
>> a relatively new phenomenon in SS (and other domestic contests, I
>> note). The only time I will send the other station's call is if I
>> detect there is ambiguity...For example, if two guys are running, very
>> close in frequency, and they both respond to my S&P call. Otherwise,
>> sending the other station's call is a waste of time for both of us.
>
> Huh??? Waste of time? Sending the other station's call sign has been a part
> of the SS exchange for as long as I can recall - going back some 30 years


I respectfully disagree. IMHO, here is a perfectly acceptable SS QSO:

CQ SS CQ SS WW3DE SS
     N2IC
N2IC 321 B WW3DE 70 DE
     TU 456 B N2IC 68 NM
TU WW3DE SS

73,
Steve, N2IC