Yes indeed Zack! I still use the .. . and hear it quite often. Due to it's brevity, it is still the best but lacking much international support, it doesn't appear to be used much outside the USA. QRL? frequently blocks a lot of intelligence whereas the .. . hardly affects anything.
I say let's encourage .. . 73 Tony, W4FOA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zack Widup" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[DX-Chat]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 8:21 AM Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] New "Q" Signal Need > On Tue, 9 Sep 2003, Larry, K4WLS wrote: > > > > > We CW Ops have needed an appropriate "Q" Signal for > > years for "Is the frequency in use ?" > > > > Once upon a time someone tried to popularize the use of "I E" (didit dit) > as an inquiry for "Is the frequency in use?" Somehow it never caught on > like it was intended. I still use it now and then and I still hear others > use it occasionally. It does have the advantage of occupying very little > time and causing very little QRM if the frewuency is in use. > > 73, Zack W9SZ > > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems > http://njdxa.org/dx-chat > > To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA > http://njdxa.org > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
