[Elecraft] Question re: callsign prefixes

[Joe, aa4nn]

In a contest you call CQ and listen for an answer.  No one is going to =
respond while the CQ is going on, so having full breakin is to no =
advantage, really.  A response to a CQ usually happens within a second =
or two, and if no response, then the CQ is thrown out there again.  The =
CQer is trying to keep the signal out there so band scanners won't miss =
it.  However, NA contest software has an "auto-pilot" CQ function which =
is useful for holding a frequency during a bathroom break. =20
73, Joe, aa4nn

  I ran across a few guys who were pumping out their calls every 2 or 3=20
  seconds without pause...like some sort of beacon.  They didn't appear =
to be=20
  trying to break a pileup, so I assume they were using full breakin and =

  listening for calls through the outgoing dits and dahs...or was he =
just=20
  reserving his place on the band while he went for a bathroom break?  =
8-)



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