[Elecraft] KX1 v. TT R4020

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

I don't find anything "Liddish" about the 3x3 calling sequence when not
working a pileup, working a string of stations on a particular frequency or
contesting.

Indeed, what I find poor practice are those who try to answer my CQ with
only their call sent once. I can't tell if they are calling me, if they were
tuning up or if it's another QSO that emerged from the QSB. 

Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----

That was a standard call protocol in the coastal marine service.  Listen 
to KSM on Sat afternoons [in NA] on 500, 4350.5, 6474.0, 8438.3, or 
12993.0 KHz.  Their "wheel" will run "V V V   V V V   V V V DE KSM KSM 
KSM [tfc list if any] QSX 500 4 6 8 12."  They have a 16 MHz frequency 
too, can't remember it.  I occasionally fall back into the protocol 
calling CQ when I'm activating a summit and my rate is agonizingly slow 
and I'm getting bored :-)

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011
- www.cqp.org

On 2/10/2011 10:27 PM, eric norris wrote:

> The R4020 doesn't have message memories per se, but it will allow you to
enter
> your call.  You can then press a button and it will call CQ, but it is CQ
CQ CQ
> de WD6DBM WD6DBM WD6DBM PSE K which is a little odd.  Normally I don't
need
> assistance to sound like a LID.