[Elecraft] Calling CQ on PSK-31

[lstavenhagen]

Just a thought from a PSK beginner, a 3 by 3 CQ in PSK31 is really short if
you do the (IMO) right thing and listen carefully in between each CQ. Just a
few seconds. Same with a CQ in CW at 20wpm or more, you're only on the air
for a really short time. So unless the other station has a pan adapter, the
likelihood of them happening to hear you during those times is pretty small
unless it's a contest or QSO party situation.

Fortunately, there's not much shortage of other stations calling CQ if the
band is open and during active times (i.e. in the morning or the evening
when folks are coming home from work) so there's still plenty of
opportunities to make QSO's.  As pan adapters come into more widespread use,
it'll be easier to browse the band for other stations too.

So as my elmers used to tell me years ago, be patient and keep listening...

73,
LS
W5QD
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