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

[Trent Sampson]

Do we simplify the exchange to the point that no one is different and a contest sounds like a 48 hour Morse Runner event ?


Talk about all of us becoming grumpy old men - Next, we will all want participation certificates.


Hang on maybe that is already happening with the Multitude of Categories....



Trent
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From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com> on behalf of Gerry Hull <gerry at yccc.org>
Sent: 06 December 2016 12:07
To: DXer; CQ-Contest
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] signing TEST at the end...not so bad

Vince,

Many ops use QSK, as I do.  If I hear you start to call me when I've
re-started to CQ, I stop and copy your call.

Yes, I would agree it's annoying if people call CQ with many calling.  But
I find that to be rarely the case.

I was watching an Eu op on Youtube today...  He had a HUGE CW pileup...  if
he did not get a call, he would CQ again!!
Not impressive.

73, Gerry W1VE

On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 5:12 PM, DXer <hfdxmonitor at gmail.com> wrote:

> Not for me. I was just being politically correct, inclusive, equal
> opportunity, yada yada, as it appears to be a serious issue for some.
>
> As I wrote earlier, long CQs, and the pico second window to answer them
> before another round of CQs is much more annoying than TEST at the end.
>
> I don't know if it is really the case, or just a coincidence, but another
> annoyance appears to be 'dueling' CQs by people that are not up to speed
> yet with the technique. I understand that practice in a real situation is
> required, just saying. :^)
>
> 73 de Vince, VA3VF
>
> On 2016-12-05 4:12 PM, brian coyne wrote:
>
>> I don't think signing TEST at the end is such a big problem.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>
>> Is it really any kind of problem?
>>
>
>
>> 73  Brian 5B4AIZ / C4Z.
>>
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