[Fists] Need a pro-sign

Thu, 20 Nov 2003 19:36:04 EST

Come on gang.............why doesn't everyone just step up to the plate and 
learn how to operate CW properly???????  

Ham radio has been diminished enough as it is with 40 questions-guessing what 
message was sent during the CW exam.  Why do you feel the necessity to 
apologize for people who barely qualified with a watered down CW test to begin with? 

If they can't master the simple procedures now in place, what makes you think 
they can handle an ADDITIONAL pro-sign?           QSL?????

Let's get real.

Dave, WT8R

n a message dated 11/20/03 7:01:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
[email protected] writes:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
> Behalf Of Stan Reas
> Sent: 19 November 2003 01:29
> To: [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: [Fists] Need a pro-sign
>
>
> Bill, W4BOT and I chatted the other night about the use and misuse of "R"
> during a QSO.
>
> The definition of the Procedure Signal "R" is:
>     I received your transmission perfectly.  Do not send "R" if
> you didn't
> copy everything.
>
> Often we hear "R" repeated two or three times at the beginning of a
> transmission.  Followed by the statement:  "Missed ur name"  or
> "Missed ur
> QTH"  or  "Missed ur FISTS number"  Etc.
> Or, "Pse repeat name"  or  "Pse repeat QTH"  or  "Pse repeat FISTS
> number"  Etc.
>
> No where do I find a Procedure Signal that means: I received "some" or
> "most" of your transmission.
>
> So we got to thinking that we need a Procedure Sign which indicates that:
>     I received most of your transmission, but not a solid copy.
>
> Perhaps we could use an "X"
>     For example:  W4BOT de K4UK    X    Pse ur name agn
>
> Often I find myself sending "OK" rather than "R" and then proceeding with
> my transmission figuring the other station will recognize that I did NOT
> send "R" and that I may have missed some of his last transmission.
>
> We got to wondering whether any of the "old timers" know of any pro-sign
> that was used to indicate a not complete copy.
>
> If not, maybe FISTS can come up with such a pro-sign and publicize
> it.  Having such a pro-sgn would  sure would help to eliminate the
> incorrect use of "R"
>
> 73, Stan - K4UK
>

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