Ivor Jones wrote:
In ,
Alan typed, for some strange, unexplained
reason:

[snip]

: Well, "listening" generally is taken by an increasing number of
: folks as meaning you are listening, not that you are soliciting a call.
: If I hear it, and I also have some reason to talk to you, I may call.
: Of course, if I had something to call you about, the cellphone in my
: pocket probably already took care of that.
:
: If you want to talk to someone, call them, or call cq.

Now that's an interesting thought. When I was studying for my licence back
in 1982 we were told quite categorically that one didn't "call CQ" on
repeaters, but that we should announce that we were "listening through"
the repeater.

Even now, someone calling CQ via a repeater makes me wince ever so
slightly..!


73 Ivor G6URP


Ivor;

Amazing, that is what I was taught back in the mid 70's. Times they are
a changing....

Dave WD9BDZ