[UK-CONTEST] QRe: CQ Calls on VHF

[Andy Swiffin]

>>> On 06/07/2011 at 12:32, in message <4E1447CD.5030405 at btinternet.com>, Ken
Eastty <ken.g3lvp at btinternet.com> wrote:
> 
> I was of course assuming that most amateurs (as opposed to the general 
> population!)  know enough about the geography of the UK to know where 
> counties or major towns & cities are, perhaps I'm mistaken?

Definitely mistaken.

 
> Listening to the activity contest on 2m yesterday evening I didn't hear 
> a single station giving a location & just one giving his locator when he 
> called CQ.

It was always easier when all you had to say was cq from Yankeee Quebec than the much longer IO86.  Of course mostly I don't have this problem, generally folks know which way GM is,   (its off the back of the beam).

> The prize has to go to the station who was saying which way he was 
> beaming but not where he was beaming from....

If I was going to gripe about something it would be the people who do "CQ CQ CQ CQ, CQ CQ CQ CQ <fades into the noise>< mumble mode on> <callsign once>  CQ CQ CQ CQ......."

and the ones who can't get their heads around how to give a contest exchange in correct order.  "you're 5&5, locator is io8xxx your number is 123"....

Andy
'8oeg



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