[RTTY] WHY put CQ at the end?

Jeff Stai wk6i.jeff at gmail.com
Wed Feb 18 16:50:57 EST 2015


On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 10:25 AM, Bill Turner <dezrat at outlook.com> wrote:

> Which makes me wonder whether we really need a CQ at the start of the
> macro? I've seen the CW guys do it like W6WRT TEST, although I like to
> send my call twice on RTTY.
>

My preference is:

WPX WK6I WK6I CQ

The WPX prefix indicates I am in the contest and not seeking a casual
contact. The CQ suffix has been beat to death. ;)

Obviously substitute RU, WW, WAE, JARTS, NA, etc for WPX as appropriate.

73 jeff wk6i


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