[CQ-Contest] 3 and 4 letter contesting callsigns

[K9MA]

And then there was the 5H3 guy sending his call at about 50 wpm. By the 
time I finally deciphered it, he went QRT.

73,
Scott K9MA


On 2/17/2020 15:15, Mike Smith VE9AA 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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Scott  K9MA

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