[CQ-Contest] 3 and 4 letter contesting callsigns

[Peter Bowyer]

On Tue, 18 Feb 2020 at 13:44, Richard F DDonna NN3W <richnn3w at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 1x1s are a blessing and a curse for any number of reasons.  Shorter calls
> often leave a ham wondering if they missed something - especially stateside
> 1x1s.  1x1s are often not in a SCP database.  1x1s are often "busted" by
> RBN networks.  1x1s when being sent are often so short that in a pileup,
> the 1x1 call audio disappears into the cacophany of QRM.  There is an art
> to timing your all in a pile or at least having the last letter audible in
> the clear for the running station to hear it and to go with it.

Not just that - the 1x1 disappears in the mess when the station you're
calling S&P comes back to you, as well - was that my call he went back
to or not?

Peter G4MJS (with much experience at M6T)