[UK-CONTEST] Deliberately Corrupting call signs

[Kerr, Prof. K.M.]

Amen Alan!
Well put..............

Keith GM4YXI

From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com [uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Alan Ibbetson [alan at g3xaq.net]
Sent: 06 April 2010 21:07
To: uk-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Deliberately Corrupting call signs

Dave Sergeant wrote:
 > Sending partial callsigns is often used by some in
 > pileups though it is questionable whether it achieves anything. It may
 > be useful in the gigantic pileups we encounter on dxpeditions

No it isn't. Not ever. Give your full call once, on the correct
frequency once the DX's receiver has opened at the end of their previous
QSO, and then listen to see to whom the DX replies. If it's not you,
wait for the QSO to complete and take the opportunity to get on the
correct frequency (which may change every QSO). Repeat until you get
through. Every competent DXpedition operator I have talked to says this.
  The only exception might be where everyone has marginal propagation to
the DX (eg on 160), when you still give your full call but perhaps twice.

Sending partials just means an extra transmission, and drives the DX
operator barmy as he Alt-W's the partial he just typed into the log.

73,

Alan G3XAQ (9G5XA et al)

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