[FQP] [FCG] W4ZW Observations of Relative Signals from the FQP

[W4ZW]

Yep, once a very long time ago as a teenager I ran a lot of traffic as well.
As for who gets it?  I would venture to say almost every CW guy.  It's
intuitive for a CW guy.  Heck, almost all of us went through that traffic
phase.  I was really into it and did TCC work for a while.

As for understanding it, you only have to listen to the big DX pile-ups on
CW to hear it when they use this technique at very QRQ (usually30+) to clear
the fast ops.  That speed also usually has the slower ops standby, but some
of them keep calling which sometimes makes  the EXCH a double send affair.
The net result is usually a completed Q before the slower guys finish their
call.  After the pile clears a bit, you can go back to slower speeds. Dan
was masterful at it.

Great technique!

73's from 10,000'


Jon Hamlet, W4ZW/Ø
Breckenridge, Colorado


-----Original Message-----
From: lromero at ij.net [mailto:lromero at ij.net] 
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 1:15 PM
To: W4ZW; fcg at kkn.net; fqp at kkn.net
Subject: Re: [FCG] W4ZW Observations of Relative Signals from the FQP

Most importantly, I would like to get input from the collective group
assembled here about your comments in turning over callers.

You observe that some of the CW ops were using dit dit as the "turnover".
Back 35 years ago, this is how my Elmer, a traffic guy who didnt own a mic,
suggested we turn over work on nets.  What this means to me is that "I have
passed my
traffic to you, more traffic to follow".   Yes its fast,
however, what is the opinion of the local cw inteligensia about the
understandibility of this proceedure?

I understand seasoned ops like 'TO, NZ and KG would understand this.  On a
"root" level, I understand it too, but how about slower speed folks and
folks with much less cw experience?  Will it play with them?

How about the "newbies"?  Would the newer hams without Net experience
understand dit dit?

-lu-w4lt-