[CQ-Contest] Sending 'test'

Christian Schneider prickler.schneider at t-online.de
Tue Nov 27 17:27:35 EST 2018


It allows to discern whether the callsign just heard as tailend belongs 
to the CQ-ing station = to be called after "test"
or belongs to someone calling the CQing station = not to be called (when 
no "test" heard)

Of course only relevant to those operating unassisted and therefore not 
knowing the callsign of the frequency owner.

Omitting "test" is time saving at the expense of unassisted operators.

73 Chris DL8MBS

P.S.: Now  awaiting LY5W's fierce attack on his pet peeve ;-)


Am 27.11.2018 um 19:48 schrieb Chris Tran GM3WOJ:
> Hello all
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> I was puzzled as to why many stations waste time by still sending ‘CQ <callsign> Test’ i.e. the stock macro from most of the contest software writers.
>
> 73   Chris
> GM3WOJ / GM2V
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