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"N2EY" == N2EY writes:

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N2EY Perhaps someone can explain a certain operating habit I hear on
N2EY Field Day - but only one 'phone:

N2EY I hear most FD 'phone ops repeating the *received*
N2EY exchange. That is, you'll hear:

N2EY "November Two Echo Yankee from November Three Kilo Zed, roger
N2EY your One Bravo Eastern Pennsylvania, OK on your 1B EPA, please
N2EY copy my three alfa ...."

N2EY Why do so many deem it necessary to tell me what I just told
N2EY them? Heck, I know what class and section I'm in!

Actually, we were told to do it at our site. The purpose of the
repeat is to ensure that information was transferred correctly. This
is relevant in real emergency communications as well as contesting, in
my eyes, and I think it's good practice.

N2EY On CW, the single letter "R" does the job, and some ops don't
N2EY even bother with the R - they send their exchange as an
N2EY indication that they got yours. Or they send "TU" - (thank you)
N2EY which does the job of "roger" and "73" both.

Hopefully my code will be fast enough that I can observe the CW
station during FD this year.

Jack.
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Jack Twilley
jmt at twilley dot org
http colon slash slash www dot twilley dot org slash tilde jmt slash
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