[SD-User] No Prefix

[Marc Domen, ON7SS]

Hi,

I think this discusssion is more something for the contestreflector than for
the SD reflector.

73  Marc

btw I always send the full callsign

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Marc Domen
Amateur Radio Station ON7SS
UBA HF Contest Info
DIG 3517
mailto:Marc.Domen at skynet.be
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Makins, EI8IC" <contesting at eircom.net>
To: <Richard at g3rwl.demon.co.uk>
Cc: "SD User" <sd-user at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 7:33 PM
Subject: Re: [SD-User] No Prefix


> I wonder if it is more helpful to send 'G3 5NN 14' rather than 'RWL 5NN
14'
> ? My opinion is that when listening, the brain 'looks out for' the prefix
> rather than the suffix.
>
> 73s Tim EI8IC
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard W L Limebear" <Richard at g3rwl.demon.co.uk>
> To: <sd-user at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 6:12 PM
> Subject: [SD-User] No Prefix
>
>
> > Hello SD Gang
> >
> > Listening to CQWW I couldn't help but notice a (to me) new culture in
the
> > contest exchanges; slick operators in a "run" were only sending the
suffix
> > of callsigns. e.g. not "G3RWL 5NN14" but "RWL 5NN14".
> >
> > I would find this facility useful as a configurable option in SD - I
> wonder:
> > 1. is this possible without a major software re-write; and
> > 2. would other operators also find it useful ?
> >    (or is it already there and I didn't RTFM ?)
> >
> > Operators would still have to type in the full callsign (for logging
> reasons)
> > but the software should strip off the prefix and just transmit the
suffix.
> > In slower contests with less-skilled operators it could waste time by
> causing
> > confusion so it should be configurable ON or OFF.
> >
> > Comments ?????
> >
> > 73
> > Richard W L Limebear G3RWL 8P6DR
> > g3rwl at amsat.org
> > FOC # 1188
> >
> >           So many beautiful girls ..... (sob) so little time
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