Doug:

What you say is absolutely crucial when you are c q ing or otherwise calling
for contacts during a contest.

In fact, one thing that often gets me is contest stations who are working a
pileup and do not do the usual CQ procedure, but who repeatedly transmit QRZ
instead, without giving their call sign for stretches of time that can go
for a number of minutes.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of doug and sheilla emerson
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 12:12 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: identification requirements/

I myself am not a contester. Wish I was! It would seem to me that if you're
in a contest you would want to I d frequently so that people would know who
you are. Also, that's one field you can fill in before the contester gets to
you in the pileup; their callsign. Here again, I'm not a contester. 73. 
Doug, N6NFF

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Behler
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 4:45 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