[Elecraft] Reflectors, 73 and so on

[JAMES ROGERS]

Not at all, It is just plain courtesy to end your post with name and  
call sign on our amateur reflectors. It is beyond me as to why one  
would do otherwise.

73s Jim, W4ATK
http://web.me.com/jimrogers_w4atk

On Dec 8, 2010, at 7:16 AM, Pete Smith wrote:

> I was one of the early users of the CQ-Contest reflector, back in the
> 90s, and it was a long time before I became aware that hams were the
> only ones who referred to these things as "reflectors" rather than
> "m,ailing lists" or listservs".  It also used to be that anyone  
> posting
> on one of these reflectors would use his or her callsign and some form
> of esoteric ham closing, like 73, 88, etc.
>
> Am I alone in observing that these customs seem to be falling by the
> wayside?  I flinch every time I see an unsigned message on one of the
> reflectors.  It seems to me that people should want to be seen in a  
> good
> light by the 1-4 thousand people who will seeing their messages.  This
> isn't instant messaging, where you're already known by the other  
> party,
> so why not take the second or two extra to let people know who you are
> and that you're proud of it?
>
> Or am I just an old curmudgeon?
>
> -- 
> 73, Pete N4ZR
>
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>
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JIM ROGERS
w4atk at bellsouth.net
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