[CQ-Contest] signing TEST at the end...not so bad

[Ron Notarius W3WN]

So Barry, are you saying that your impatience is the other op's fault?

Also, sometimes you "get" suffixes only because the sending station is
trying to "tail end" and doesn't time things correctly, regardless of
whether or not "CQ TEST" or "TEST" is sent.  So anticipating (or not) the
"TEST" transmission is hardly the cause of suffixes only being copied at
first.

Sorry, I disagree with this entire notion that sending TEST is bad.  While
it may not be the most efficient operating method, it's hardly an
impediment.  And it's something I can recall stations, and I do mean a LOT
of stations, doing since I first got interested in contesting back in my
college days -- mid 1970's.

So I just don't see what the big fuss is about.

73, ron w3wn

-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
Barry
Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2016 11:28 AM
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] signing TEST at the end...not so bad

What's wrong with it is those of us who like to move quickly up and down the
band, not anticipating the TEST at the end, will start replying after the
callsign ends.  Haven't you ever noticed you're only getting suffixes at
times?

Barry W2UP

On 12/3/2016 18:42, kr2q at optimum.net wrote:
> I don't think signing TEST at the end is necessarily so bad.
>
> If I am calling CQ, I might send: CQ KR2Q TEST or even just KR2Q TEST.
>
> When someone tunes across me and all they hear is KR2Q, how do they 
> know if calling someone or if I'm calling CQ?  Adding TEST at the end lets
everyone know I'm looking a Q.
>
> No?
>
> And really, saying that it messes up RBN/skimmer...really....that 
> matters?  You're supposed to be copying stuff yourself, right?  Maybe that
was a joke?
>
> de Doug KR2Q
>
>
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