[RTTY] Trailing CQ

[Dave Hachadorian]

I'm all in favor of dropping the trailing CQ.

In fact, I made the same proposal one year ago:
http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/RTTY/2015-02/msg00083.html

My proposal received little support at the time, but maybe this
time we can start putting an end to this idiosyncratic RTTY 
practice.

Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ


-----Original Message----- 
From: Ed Muns
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 1:35 PM
To: 'RTTY Reflector'
Subject: [RTTY] Trailing CQ

The rationale for a trailing 'CQ' in CQ and TU messages is no
more true for
RTTY than CW.  CW contesting has decades of existence proof that
such a
trailing CQ is not needed, i.e., the rationale is flawed.

The only valid reason for the trailing 'CQ' in RTTY messages is
that it has
(unnecessarily) been done that way for many years now.  RTTY
contesters
expect it and can be confused if it isn't there.

The advent of RTTY Skimmer offers a good reason to stop this
practice, but
changing such an entrenched technique will take concerted effort
by RTTY
contesters over a long period of time.  However, the longer we
wait, the
longer it will take to accomplish.

Why don't we drop 'CQ' from the end of our messages now and get
on with the
transition?

Ed W0YK

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