[Elecraft] CQ FISTS ,SKCC ETC

[Dan KB6NU]

The answer to that is NO.

While there may be some FISTS members that want to only exchange  
numbers, the vast majority of them are ready and willing to ragchew.  
In fact, I'd bet most of them would rather make a contact, then to  
continually be calling CQ FISTS.

73!

Dan KB6NU
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On Oct 5, 2007, at 9:25 AM, Thom LaCosta wrote:

> I think that part of the confusion is that many people, when  
> hearing CD DX or
> CQ DE or CQ TEST or CQ WHATEVER have the impression that the  
> station calling
> only wants to have a QSO of the type specified.  CQ DX is probably  
> the best example....I would never answer a CQ DX call from a US  
> station.
>
> While the personal statements of many FISTS members has indicated  
> they are more than willing to QSO with non-FISTS members, unless  
> one has read their statements, one is back to square one...is CQ  
> FISTS like CQ DX (I only want to QSO with a specific type of  
> station) or some other meaning.