HI Ed,

While it is certainly good practice to identify at the beginning of a 
QSO, where this happens most frequently is on repeaters on 2 meters and 
70 cM--where with full carrier FM quality audio, most people will know 
who is speaking after a few words.  It is for that reason that 
identifying at the beginning of QSOs has fallen into disuse.


On 2/1/2016 10:39 PM, Ed Malmgren wrote:
> Well if you don't identify when you come aboard, how does the gang know who
> you are.  That don't need to be in the rules.
>
>
>
> ED K7UC
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Fowle
> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 8:17 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: identification requirements/
>
> Wayne,
> Actually as others have said, it's only when you actually end a conversation
> and every ten minutes.  There is no requirement to ID when you come up on a
> particular freq.
>
> I usually follow similar procedures as you do depending partly on the length
> of transmissions.
> tom Fowle WA6IVG
>
> On Mon, Feb 01, 2016 at 08:39:50AM -0500, Wayne Genz wrote:
>> Good morning Tom, I am a fairly new ham and I remember that the rules
>> state
>> you have to ID when you come up on frequency, every ten minutes, and at
>> the
>> end of the transmission when you sign. A wise man once told me that you
>> could even sign at the end of each transmission segment for good practice.
>> If you did this the ten minute rule would be covered in case you get a
>> operator who gets a little long winded. I have found my self not
>> remembering
>> every ten minutes because the qso is going so well that breaking the
>> conservation would ruin the flow. I also  just now remember that you
>> should
>> state the other stations call every couple of turns at the mike.  Wayne
>> wa2usm
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
>> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 7:46 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
>>>