"LVN" wrote in message

"Ivor Jones" wrote in message
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"The Shadow" wrote in message


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Similar thing here. In the UK, it's generally frowned
on to call CQ on a repeater,

I have to disagree. What's wrong with calling CQ GB3xx??

If that were all they did, nothing.

but you often hear new licensees doing it. I usually
just say something like "G6URP listening GB3xx"
(repeater calls all start GB3 here).

G6URP listening GB3xx

CQ G6URP on GB3xx

???

what exactly is the difference Ivor???????

In *that*, nothing. But it rarely works out like that..!

"Hello CQ 2. Hello CQ 2 metres. This is M0WWS listening
GB3BT and 'by for any calls" is my usual patter. Care to
tell me what exactly is wrong with this Ivor?

Absolutely nothing. But *nobody* around here ever calls CQ like that. They
usually go:

CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ
CQ CQ CQ CQ de G6URP G6URP G6URP
CQ CQ CQ DE G6URP G6URP located in Birmingham, central England

repeated six times over without pausing for breath..!!!

(Note *I* never do that, I just used my own call as an example, ok..?!)

73 Ivor G6URP