[Elecraft] Prosign confusion (was: Anticipating Morse)

[Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/KC8NHF]

If CQ is a prosign, i.e. a single character without embedded space, 
please explain how I should pronounce it such  using 'phone modes.

Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:

>One might ask what is CQ an
>abbreviation of? Some say it's a phonetic "seek you" but I've never heard a
>single plausible explanation of it as anything other than a prosign. 
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