[RTTY] WHY put CQ at the end?

[Tom Osborne]

I have also printed stations who send 'cq cq w1xyz w1xyz', or 'na na 
w1xyz'.

Instead of sending CQ or NA twice at the start, why not send it once at 
the start and once at the end.  73
Tom W7WHY




On 2/17/2015 10:38 AM, Michael Adams wrote:
> Skimmer data makes click-and-pounce a viable strategy for having fun.
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> So, let's say that you're running, and I'm clicking.
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> The next spot on my click-list is W6LL.   I click, and immediately see printed:  "W6LL ".   What do I do?
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> I have to wait, to ascertain if W6LL is in the middle of a QSO, or if W6LL is calling CQ, or if W6LL is a calling station mis-spotted and someone else is running.  I can't act without more information...at least not if I don't want to act like a jerk. Rate suffers.
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> However, if I see printed "W6LL CQ " or "W6LL TEST ", there is no ambiguity.  Someone with a callsign ending in W6LL is soliciting callers.  I want to respond...and if it turns out that it's actually WW6LL or GW6LL running, I can probably get that cleared up at the next CQ call.
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> In a contest, I would be partial to seeing "W6LL CQ " over "W6LL TEST " simply because the former is 2 characters shorter while still communicating the same information.
>