[CQ-Contest] 3 and 4 letter contesting callsigns

[Sterling Mann]

Sent twice while you're running CQ? Probably because they think you'll hear
the tail-ender or that it'll help your copy if they're QRP, quiet, or QRM'd
up so they can work you and get the mult as quick as they can.

-Sterling N0SSC

On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 3:56 PM Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:

> Why is it.you fellas with 3 and 4 letter contesting callsigns send them
> twice? (or more)
>
> I was on 80m Sat night and 40m Sunday night, with huge signals into EU (and
> presumably vice versa) and
>
> was running my 4-squares and legal limit, at 38-39wpm, bang, bang, bang,
> QSO,. QSO, QSO,.  all was great with the world and the occasional UK 3
> letter call or all those other 4-letter calls are sent twice, upsetting the
> whole applecart.
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> I mean, doesn't that really negate the whole purpose of having a nice,
> short, snappy callsign if you're going to send it twice?
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> You may as well have a 3x3 call if you're going to send it more than once.
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> Inquiring minds,.
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> Mike VE9AA...wishing he had a 3 or 4 letter call.
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> Mike, Coreen & Corey
>
> Keswick Ridge, NB
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