Topband: Deep QSB

[Jim Brown]

I think short calls are ALWAYS a good idea. If I'm responding to a call, I 
like to simply put in my call sign once if I think the other guy should hear 
me well, twice if probably not, pause, then keep repeating once again and 
again until he starts transmitting again. And I always run as close to full 
QSK my rig permits, so I will often hear him transmit in the middle of a call. 

Even when calling CQ to a "dead" band, I'll only use a 4x3, pause to listen, 
then repeat. I may repeat for a long time. Yesterday morning I did that on 
80 for nearly an hour, with two QSO's to the South Pacific and Asia the 
result.  

Jim K9YC

On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 08:49:43 -0400, Tom Rauch wrote:

>Another good idea might be short quick calls.