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

[Alan M. Eshleman]

I put "test" at the end of my acknowledgment message as "TU K6SRZ TEST",but, depending on how big the group calling me might be, I can use the <esc> key to truncate the message as "TU K6SRZ" or even plain "TU".  And, yes, I don't think this is a big problem.

73,

Alan/K6SRZ  

----- Original Message -----
From: "brian coyne via CQ-Contest" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
To: "DXer" <hfdxmonitor at gmail.com>
Cc: "CQ-Contest Reflector" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, December 5, 2016 1:12:12 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] signing TEST at the end...not so bad

>>> I don't think signing TEST at the end is such a big problem.

Is it really any kind of problem? 


In relation to CW tests, which appears to be what is being discussed here, we are looking at fractions of one second. It is fair to say that most contesters send their cq's at 35wpm - given that is based upon 5 characters per word that is 175 characters per minute, almost 3 characters per second including the gap between the end of the call and the word 'TEST. A total delay of no more than one third of a second!

If the only complaint we had to make about cw contesting is the suffixing of the word 'Test' there would be a collective vast amount of high blood pressure saved by contesters during events when we compare with real problems such as non-ider's.
One third of a second is fine by me to determine that the sender is ready to take respondents, jumping the gun by anticipation will waste more time in many cases by a request for repeats.
73  Brian 5B4AIZ / C4Z.


      From: DXer <hfdxmonitor at gmail.com>
 To: cq-contest at contesting.com 
 Sent: Monday, 5 December 2016, 17:32
 Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] signing TEST at the end...not so bad
   
I don't think signing TEST at the end is such a big problem. Just listen to
the whole sequence, as it prevents other problems as well.

I think long CQs, and CQs where you need 'quantum physics' reflexes to
answer in time, before a new sequence starts, much worse.

73 de Vince, VA3VF

On Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 10:43 PM, <john at kk9a.com> wrote:


>
> I seems like either way I need to hear the whole sequence before I can
> attempt to make a QSO. I prefer to end a CQ with my callsign and I have
> made
> many QSOs without even sending CQ or TEST, just my callsign.
>
> John KK9A - P40A
>
>
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