[WriteLog] Enter sends exch/QRZ?

[Don AA5AU]

There is a reason for "test" at the end of a CQ on CW or putting "CQ" at the end of a CQ message on RTTY.

When S&P and tuning upon a signal and hearing (or decoding) only a callsign (or partial callsign), it is not known if the station you just tuned is running or calling someone who is running. This is particularly maddening on RTTY. With the "CQ" at the end, you know exactly what's going on and don't have to wait for another CQ message to be sent.

73, Don AA5AU


>________________________________
> From: Alan Maenchen <ad6e at arrl.net>
>To: writelog at contesting.com 
>Sent: Monday, August 25, 2014 12:09 PM
>Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Enter sends exch/QRZ?
> 
>
>Reminds me of my pet peeve:  On CW tacking "TEST" to the end of a CQ after
>your call.
>As I tune the band I come across a signal but I only hear the "test" part.
>Thanks Bud!  Who are you?  Now I have to waste a few more seconds waiting
>for you to renew your CQ to find out. Not a big deal, but sort of rubs me
>the wrong way .. like "please copy".
>
>73, Alan  AD6E
>
>
>
>>
>> Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 06:19:08 -0700
>> From: Jay WS7I <ws7ik7tj at gmail.com>
>>
>>
>> Isn't it odd that only RTTY has the CQ tacked on the end.  And since
>> RTTY is sending at nearly twice the average speed of CW one wonders
>> why?  Guess our ears work far better than most RTTY decoding software.
>>
>> On 8/25/2014 12:30 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
>> > On Sun,8/24/2014 5:38 AM, Jerry Pixton wrote:
>> >> just the qrz message!
>> >
>> > Point of order -- what is a "qrz message," and why would we want to
>> > automate it?
>> >
>> > "QRZ" at the end of a contest or pileup qso is a big time waster,
>> > because it doesn't tell prospective callers WHO you are. The RIGHT way
>> > to end a CW QSO is "TU W6IHG"  On SSB, "thanks W6IHG," and on RTTY, TU
>> > W6IHG CQ. In all cases, S&P callers know who you are, and you're
>> > advertising your presence rather than concealing it. When you use
>> > "qrz," the good ops tune right past you.
>> >
>> > 73, Jim K9YC
>>
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