[CQ-Contest] 3 and 4 letter contesting callsigns

[Joe]

I agree I tried it once and it drove me nuts!

But just looked and yup it is in N1MM+

you can set it from 1 letter to as many as you want  like in his example 
you tell in the set up 2

so after you typed in the 7 it starts to transmit.

What I did not like is, I type as I hear the call, so I am hearing E7 
and am typing I may hear the D but maybe not before the transmitter 
kicks in and miss the X all together..  I can see this is only good if 
you copy the whole call first before typing much.

Joe WB9SBD

On 2/18/2020 1:58 PM, Mike Smith VE9AA wrote:
> Sig
>
> I don’t know Joe, does it?
>
> How would you control when your rig starts transmitting?
>
> Here @ VE9AA, **I** decide when the rig starts to put out RF.  Every 
> caller is different.  I might hear him start to send
>
> his call a 2^nd time or note some QRM, or any number of situations.
>
> Mike VE9AA
>
> Mike, Coreen & Corey
>
> Keswick Ridge, NB
>
> *From:*Joe [mailto:nss at mwt.net]
> *Sent:* February 18, 2020 3:47 PM
> *To:* Mike Smith VE9AA; cq-contest at contesting.com
> *Subject:* Re: [CQ-Contest] 3 and 4 letter contesting callsigns
>
> Doesn't N1MM+ have a feature that does that automatically?
>
> as you say E7DX calls you
> You start to type E7 and N1MM+ starts to send E7 while you are typing 
> the DX and of course it finishes DX too.
>
> Joe WB9SBD
>
>
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> On 2/18/2020 11:49 AM, Mike Smith VE9AA wrote:
>
>     Frank is spot on and that's exactly how I do it most of the time. Since I am
>
>     a relatively slow typer, this works in my favour.
>
>       
>
>     E7DX calls in..I type E7D <enter> and then X.
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>     With only the T/R delay and no pauses, E7DX hears 'E7DX 5NN NB' and doesn't
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>     know I am typing slightly behind.
>
>     If it's a call I am pretty sure I know even before he sends it all, I might
>
>     type
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>     at the exact same speed as he's sending it and not need to type slightly
>
>     behind.
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>       
>
>     The one thing that can get you into a wee bit of trouble is if you typo his
>
>     call.
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>       
>
>     Let's use a different longer call we all know.
>
>       
>
>     DL1IAO calls in.   I type DL2I<enter>AO.then correct the call on the fly and
>
>     then hit F5 (his call)
>
>     Here's what he hears
>
>     DL2IAO 5NN NB DL1IAO
>
>       
>
>     About 50-60% of the time, the station gets it(understands what I've just
>
>     done), but about 40-50% of the time they are not paying attention or there
>
>     is QRM they'll correct their call again and wait or just send their call a
>
>     couple times, then give me the report.  You can't winnim' all!
>
>       
>
>     The question of the day is..if you are calling someone who is loud and they
>
>     are sending fast, with a smooth cadence (ie: not waiting an eternity to
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>     reply to the pileup) and you have a short 3 letter or 4 letter call.WHY ARE
>
>     YOU SENDING IT TWICE (or more_)?
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>       
>
>     Mike VE9AA
>
>       
>
>     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.
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>       
>
>       
>
>     Its much easier if you train yourself to always begin your reply
>
>     transmission
>
>     reply immediately after the caller stops transmitting. Then you enter
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>     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.
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>       
>
>       
>
>     Its an easy skill to learn, and its a lot less frantic!
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>       
>
>       
>
>     73
>
>     Frank
>
>     W3LPL
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>       
>
>       
>
>     Mike, Coreen & Corey
>
>     Keswick Ridge, NB
>
>       
>
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