[CQ-Contest] Can a call be too short?

[Zrinko Zibert]

E2E :-)

Zik DK8ZZ, VE3ZIK, YT3ZZ

2012/2/15 Joe <nss at mwt.net>

> I know when we got the call we were extremely excited,  W9ET.  but I
> Know it works and it works good,  but when sending it we end up having
> to send it with some extra spaces in it,  like W9 E T   with a extra
> space after the 9 and the E otherwise we do indeed get a lot of repeat
> Requests,
>
> Joe WB9SBD
>
> The Original Rolling Ball Clock
> Idle Tyme
> Idle-Tyme.com
> http://www.idle-tyme.com
>
> On 2/15/2012 9:48 AM, John Geiger wrote:
> > I am helping with some research about ideal calls in terms of DXing and
> contesting, and was rereading some of the old posts about ideal letters in
> a callsign. I wonder if some combinations can be too short for CW?  Do the
> single character letters like E and T tend to get lost in pileups and
> require repeats a lot?  Would a suffix like EET or TET be problematic?  Or
> does it help that they are shorter to send?
> >
> > 73s John AA5JG
> > _______________________________________________
> > CQ-Contest mailing list
> > CQ-Contest at contesting.com
> > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
> >
> >
> _______________________________________________
> CQ-Contest mailing list
> CQ-Contest at contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
>