[RTTY] CQ or QRZ

[William Smith]

Andy,
I have to agree with you. The "we've always done it that way" syndrome isn't 
really an excuse for even slightly sloppy operating practice. But then, I 
wouldn't complain about it very much, since us gurls are just trying to have 
fun.

73,
Bill N3XL



----- Original Message ----
From: Andy Swiffin <a.l.swiffin at dundee.ac.uk>
To: William Smith <bill.n3xl at verizon.net>
Cc: rtty at contesting.com
Sent: Tue, January 11, 2011 3:16:00 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] CQ or QRZ

>>> On 11/01/2011 at 20:03, in message 
>><63110.9741.qm at web84205.mail.re3.yahoo.com>,
William Smith <bill.n3xl at verizon.net> wrote:
> Andy, 
> Which means if you don't see a call sign to grab, but think you may have 
> heard a 
> station, sending QRZ? is correct.

Correct

> If pouncers wait because you sent QRZ they 
> are 
> very meek. Do you agree?
> 

No,  just polite and good operators.  This is what I do when someone gives a 
qrz.

AND,   when I QRZ and  pouncers do pounce and I can still hear the original 
caller I ignore them and persist with the caller.   Clearly if I'm not going to 
get them pretty much straight away I then take the pouncer but then persist with 
the QRZ.

Sorry,  I cannot go with the argument that "common <but incorrect> practice"  
makes it alright to just do your own thing.   As I've already said,  QRZ is 
there to give the very clear message "I hear you, try again".    


73
Andy
gm8oeg





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