[AMRadio] Roundtables and fast break-in

[D. Chester]

>  In fact, a little common
> sense goes a long way... if you're operating AM, and you're producing a
> Carrier, there should also be no reason to say 'over', or 'back to you',
> 'go ahead', etc... unless you're talking to more than one person, and
> then "go ahead ..x.." where X is the person you are turning it to in the
> round table.

It depends.  If you are in a fast break-in QSO what you said is true.  But 
unless it is specifically understood by everyone in a QSO that fast break-in 
is being used, it is best to say 'over', 'go ahead'  or give one's callsign 
at the end of a transmission instead of just abruptly dropping the carrier. 
I can't recall the number of times I have been in a one-on-one QSO and the 
other station would make a rather lengthy transmission then suddenly 
disappear without warning.  I wasn't sure if he turned it back to me,  had 
rig failure or if propagation had abruptly changed.

Don k4kyv



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