[RTTY] Macro Setup

[Jeff Stai WK6I]

At 11:30 AM 1/15/2006, N6OJ wrote:
>I have been reading the thread about CQ at the end of the macro
>and have mixed emotions  Why you say   Well it will determine who wastes
>the extra time.
>with the CQ at the end people will call when they hear the CQ without 
>hearing the call
>meaning more DUPES for the station calling CQ, without the CQ at the end 
>the answering station will
>have to take an extra minute to verify the call before calling

hi Chuck - when I get a dupe calling me I will almost always throw out another CQ to get my call out again. They call again anyway, about 80% of the time! If they're gonna dupe ya, they're gonna...

the "CQ" etc. on the end is an enticement to get the fast S&P-ers to dump their call right then because they have just bothered to tune you in so why not work the Q real quick (it's not like they need another W6 ;-). 

It's kind of a baited hook, and it does work when I am S&P: if I just see a naked call, I don't know if they are CQ or responding to same, so I may keep tuning if there are plenty of other stations to work.

- jeff wk6i


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