[CW] Re: CW testers

Mon, 11 Feb 2002 15:32:58 -0500

Pedro J. Santa wrote:

> I agree with W5YR. When I call CQ, all I need in order to initiate a QSO is
> an answering callsign. I've never required my call to be repeated by the
> answering station at the initial stage of the 2-way communication. That is
> so particularly at the 10/20 mts. bands and much more so when there's no
> news about a split DXpedition. I really don't understand the root complaint
> here!

  Back when I started (when Bulley was a calf) we had to ID our station 

at the beginning and end of every QSO, some can't make the change. YET!

  I have always thought sending the contact's call sign was to show some 

respect, that I think enough of this QSO to get his call right.
   I think of these two aspects when I hear such fusseyness.

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