The identification rules are the same, in or out of a contest. Contesters 
will do the minimum to comply, in order to achieve high QSO rates. So you 
can answer a CQ with only your call, and it is implied that someone 
monitoring the frequency could figure out who you are working. I have found, 
that sometimes in the heat of search and pounce in a contest, that when I 
answer someone's CQ there may be two stations that think I am answering 
them. In those cases, or if I think this is likely to happen, I send both 
the call sign of one of the stations and mine when answering the CQ. But in 
a contest, on phone or CW, I tend to make things rather snappy, and can 
sometimes work more than one station per minute while cruising up the band 
on phone or CW.
73,


Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Kensington, MD
http://lras.home.sprynet.com
-----Original Message----- 
From: Tom Behler
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 9:23 PM
To: 'Lloyd Rasmussen'
Subject: RE: identification requirements/

So, Lloyd, what exactly are the current operating rules for contesters, when
it comes to station identification during a contact?

I have to believe I'm ok with what I'm doing, since it seems to be standard
practice, but I don't like to  assume anything.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Lloyd Rasmussen
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 8:45 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: identification requirements/

The rules haven't always been what they are now.
In 1973, while I lived in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and held the call K0DDA, a
local club used my call for a multi-op Field Day operation. I don't know how
many QSOs we made on phone or CW. But I was operating 40 CW on Sunday
morning and answering various CQs. After the contest I got a citation from
the FCC monitoring station in Grand Island, Nebraska because I had not fully
identified (his call and my call) on each transmission for several QSOs. It
turned out that several stations were cited by the same engineer at the same
monitoring station on the same Sunday morning; apparently he had gotten
bored. This conduct resulted in protests from a lot of contesters, and the
rules were changed a couple of years later.
73,

Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Kensington, MD
http://lras.home.sprynet.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Behler
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 7:45 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: identification requirements/

What is interesting is that, say in a contest, if a station  is responding
to a CQ, the responding station often gives its call, and then after the
station calling CQ gives its report, the responding station gives its
report.  When responding to a contest CQ, I always used to put my call sign
at the end of the transmission where I give my report, but no one seems to
do that any more.  Then again, contest contacts are so short that it may not
matter.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Ron Canazzi
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 12:16 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: identification requirements/

Hi Tom,

As far back as I can remember, the only requirement for US hams as far as
call sign identification is to state your call sign every ten minutes and at
the end of your transmission.  By end of transmission, I mean just before
you sign off.


On 1/31/2016 11:06 PM, Tom Fowle wrote:
> Hi all,
> Now I get to slightly embarrass my self.
> Are U.S. licensed hams still required to send both own call and call
> of station with whom we're attempting to communicate both at beginning
> and end of exchange? as well as every 10 minutes during long qsos?
> TNX&73
> Tom Fowle WA6IVG
>