[CoARES-D10] "This is"

[Pat Lambert - W0IPL]

Sir Bob of the FBO . . .

Let me disagree just a bit on the way to improve on doubles. I do firmly 
agree that many people swear by (and others swear at) the use of "This 
is" and unkey - process, to minimize doubles. As you mentioned, it is 
much more effective on SSB than FM and since the net is on FM is 
probably not the most effective way to handle things.

The technique that I could (and should) have used was to key and quickly 
  say "Let's pause there." and unkey. This would have let me know that 
there was a double - at that time - rather than after listening to the 
recording (Thank you thank you Barry for the recordings!). If I had done 
that, I would have been able to easily pick up other check-ins and 
things would have been smoother and more efficient.

The other item I missed (worst part is that it is in the script) was to 
not call for late check-ins. Sigh.

Thus I say "I'll do better next time".

Thanks for the comments and input!

C Ya
  Pat