[Fists] CQ ALL Fists

[David J. Ring, Jr.]

I agree with you Rich.  Especially if it is a monitored frequency.

But I also agree with Mike, sending CQ CQ de KA1ABC - with one call sign 
sent doesn't work.

Commercial proceedures for calling on a monitored frequency were to call the 
STATION twice and sign your OWN CALL twice also.

I think this would be an excellent advice to follow:

CQ FISTS CQ FISTS de KA1ABC KA1ABC K
-or-
CQ CQ FISTS de KA1ABC KA1ABC K

Interestingly, commercial CW practice had another "prosign" that was used 
for just calling a group of stations.  It was the "restricted call" as 
opposed to the "general call" and was the letters CP as opposed to CQ.

I think few would understand if someone where to call:

CP CP FISTS de KA1ABC KA1ABC K

Hams use a word to restrict their CQ - but actually a CQ is a general call - 
to ALL stations -

Now having contacted someone, to be a monitored frequency, you will have to 
move OFF frequency - otherwise no one is going to continue to monitor the 
frequency!

I wonder if anyone can instruct FISTS members in how to contact on "058" and 
then move off frequency to continue their contact.


73

David Ring
N1EA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rich Dailey, N8UX (2)" <redailey at alltel.net>
To: <fists at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 7:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Fists] CQ ALL Fists



>I have noticed that many cw ops have different ways to call CQ.
>On Fists QRG I hear a few guys doing this: CQ CQ CQ FISTS DE K?XXX PSE K
>That will not energize many responses. Sending your call once is not enuff.
>How abt the 3x3 Rule.... CQ CQ CQ DE K8XF K8XF K8XF CQ CQ CQ DE K8XF K8XF
>K8XF
>CQ CQ CQ DE K8XF K8XF K8XF PSE K

My general routine,  especially on a popular frequency, is to throw out
an abbreviated cq,  such as <cq cq cq cq de n8ux n8ux K>.  If no
response (or no one telling me to buzz off),  I'll follow up with a longer
call, like <cq cq cq de n8ux cq cq cq cq de n8ux n8ux K>.

Of course all this is preceded with a qrl,  and judicious listening.  No,
really.

I'd say that 75 percent of the time, I get a bite on the first salvo, 
unless
I'm qrp - in which case I'm usually not cq'ing anyway.

I'm 41,  but old enough to remember the days when I could ID an op
just by hearing the cq's.  Ah, the good *old* days - the early eighties-hi!

Keep it fun -
tu de Rich
N8UX



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