[ILQSO] Re: signing "/m"

[Hank Greeb]

I ignore the lids who ask me stupid questions.  If they aren't bothering 
to check the spotting networks, they're LIDS of the first order of 
magnitude, and I won't waste my time with them.  This would especially 
be the case if I were mobile, because time is very precious when mobiling.

73 de n8xx Hg

James Funk wrote:

>The recent standard for mobiles in state QSO parties seems to be to
>sign, for example, "N9JF/PIKE" pretty frequently instead of just
>"N9JF/M".  I'm not saying you need to do it that way every time, but I
>probably will if I'm CQing or signing at the end of a QSO.  That way,
>anyone tuning past knows immediately if I'm in a new county or one where
>we've already worked.  If I have several people calling, at the end of
>one QSO you're likely to hear just "TU" from me.  I already have a
>pileup, and I'll probably try to work 3-5 stations before signing again
>(classic YMMV).  If you're CQing and I call you, it'll probably just be
>as "N9JF/M"; you don't *need* to know where I am yet; I need you, and
>I'll give my county in the exchange.
>
>I'd also like to echo KJ9C's earlier hint about occasionally asking for 
>"/M ?" in the pileups.  If you're CQing and I can't get through with
>four or five calls, the contacts I'm missing will quickly outweigh the
>one I'd get from you, even if you're a new multiplier.
>
>Now that I've said that, let's see if I can remember to DO IT!!!
>
>73, Jim N9JF
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