I agree. As I said, I don't say what I'm thinking. I just think the
whole tradition got off on the wrong foot. We used to call CQ on 2-meter
a.m.!
Mike Freeman <[log in to unmask]>
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On Wed, 19 Sep 2001, Walt Smith wrote:
> To me, good operating practice means following the traditions, whatever they
> are, of whatever mode you're operating. Calling CQ on a repeater has never
> been traditional and all the books that I've seen recommend the same thing
> ... simply come on the machine and announce your call with no CQ, no
> "monitoring", or anything else.
>
> --
> Walt Smith - Raleigh, NC
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