[CQ-Contest] Thing that drive me nuts

[Jim Stahl]

What drives me nuts (a little bit) is the guy who sends "5NN 14 TU”

My typical reaction time is such that my finger hits the QRZ key just as I hear the start of the ”TU", forcing me to abort the message (ESC) and then start over again.

Please send “TU 5NN 14” !


73  -  Jim   K8MR



> On Dec 5, 2016, at 12:42 PM, Jim Brown <k9yc at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
> 
> On Mon,12/5/2016 7:30 AM, John Laney wrote:
>> Adding "test" or "contest" after the call does tend to confuse the stations listening. 
> 
> YES! I find it maddening when I'm trying to dump my call into his rhythm and he adds TEST on top of it. My rule is that I want to give another caller a shot at me as soon as possible after he discovers me, and my call is advertising. TEST at the end of a CQ is an un-natural act, an abomination! :)
> 
> I have three CQs on F-Keys. The automatic one is TEST K9YC. The "short one" is CQ TEST K9YC. The long one, when I have to seriously beat the bushes is CQ TEST K9YC K9YC. SS or NA replaces TEST in those contests. I end running Qs with TU K9YC. I don't get a lot of pileups at home, but on those rare occasions I might end with TU. :)
> 
> 73, Jim K9YC