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

[Steve London]

That's a very old-school view, Doug.

As a CQer, I don't care how I am discovered by S&Pers - using the big 
knob, skimmer, RBN, code reader, etc. I just want to maximize the number 
of S&Pers who find me.

As to skimmer getting confused by concatenating my TEST with the S&Pers 
call, that IS a very real problem. Suddenly, you get a whole bunch of 
dupes calling you, because, for whatever reason, they think you are 
someone else. Often, the only way out is to QSY and set up shop on a new 
run frequency.

Doug, as CQWW Director, you to experience CQWW CW from a medium or 
bigger station outside of W/VE. It will greatly increase your 
understanding of the current state of contesting.

73,
Steve, N2IC

On 12/03/2016 06:42 PM, 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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