[CQ-Contest] 3 and 4 letter contesting callsigns

[Ricardo Navarrete]

I was enjoying my brand new 2x1 callsign in that contest, all that I can to
say is there was many stations asking ? When I drop my call
After their CQ..... Running 600 w into a home made dipole oriented to USA
for 40 meters and an optibeam for 15-20

BTW the contest was very funny, I love to work NA stations and this is the
funniest one..... I've been for 5 hours only bit was great!!!!!

73's de Rick EA4M

El mar., 18 feb. 2020 14:11, Mike/W5JR <w5jr.lists at att.net> escribió:

> My worst FD was way before automatic sent CW. And back then, one was
> obligated to add the fraction bar and number at the end. On the Heathkit
> keyer with micro switches. Send the W and then hold the dit paddle down...
>
> W 5 S H / 5
>
>
>
> tnx
> Mike / W5JR
> Alpharetta GA
>
> > On Feb 17, 2020, at 16:52, Sterling Mann <kawfey at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On that note, every time I operated from W0EEE, I would have to be e x t
> r
> > e m e l y precise with my dits or else it's W0EI, W0IE, W0S ? ? ?
> >
> > I always laughed when an op would send back W0E E E E E E E E  like a
> > broken record.
> >
> > Sterling N0SSC
> >
> >> On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 8:08 PM <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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