[CQ-Contest] 3 and 4 letter contesting callsigns

[donovanf at starpower.net]

Hey Scott. 


That's not the optimum way to enter calls into a logging program. 
You should never feel like you're frantically typing to complete 
typing his full call before you initiate your logging program's reply 
to his answer to your CQ. 


Its much easier if you train yourself to always begin your reply transmission 
reply immediately after the caller stops transmitting. Then you enter 
the last letter or two of his call while your computer is sending but 
-- of course -- you must complete entry of his call before your logging 
program completes sending his call. 


Its an easy skill to learn, and its a lot less frantic! 


73 
Frank 
W3LPL 

----- Original Message -----

From: "K9MA" <k9ma at sdellington.us> 
To: cq-contest at contesting.com 
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 2:51:59 AM 
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] 3 and 4 letter contesting callsigns 

Well, I kind of appreciate it when N2EI sends his call twice, as it 
gives me time to find the right keys on the keyboard. 

73, 

Scott K9MA 


On 2/17/2020 20:08, k5zd at charter.net wrote: 
> The 3 letter calls are almost too short! Especially if they are new and 
> blend with longer calls. The short G calls are getting easier, but some of 
> them still throw me. 
> 
> A call like M0B seems to be easy. A call like G3P or M1E always causes me 
> to have to think. Did I get the whole call? Our ability to recognize a 
> call actually goes up as the call gets longer. 
> 
> I suspect the guys with the new short calls find that they need to send the 
> calls twice or people just don't get them. 
> 
> I am fine with short calls being sent twice. It is the long calls sent 
> multiple times that can waste more time. 
> 
> Randy K5ZD 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces+k5zd=charter.net at contesting.com> On 
> Behalf Of Mike Smith VE9AA 
> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2020 4:16 PM 
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com 
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] 3 and 4 letter contesting callsigns 
> 
> 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. 
> 
> 
> 
> 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? 
> 
> 
> 
> You may as well have a 3x3 call if you're going to send it more than once. 
> 
> 
> 
> Inquiring minds,. 
> 
> 
> 
> Mike VE9AA...wishing he had a 3 or 4 letter call. 
> 
> 
> 
> Mike, Coreen & Corey 
> 
> Keswick Ridge, NB 
> 
> 
> 
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Scott K9MA 

k9ma at sdellington.us 

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