Why calling "CQ Asia" still means that You Should NoT Call Me

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the last several years, I have written several Blog variations on the topic of
Why You Should NoT Call Me.  Here are some of those write ups.

• [X] - A Dozen+ ways to say "You should not Call Me"
• [X] - 7 Reasons you [probably] Should Not Call Me - Part 1
  
• [X] - WQ6X Offers Further PROOF that "You Should Not Call ME!"
  
• [X] - 7 Reasons you [probably] Should Not Call Me - Part2
• [X] - WQ6X Works another CINCO-de-Contest-Weekend
  
• [X] - You're a DUP OL' Man
  

During this last weekend's All Asian contest OPs at NX6T defined the F1-CQ key to send
"CQ AA NX6T NX6T", thinking that having the antenna stacks pointed at Asia, only Asian stations would hear us and call in.  Despite an excellent Front-to-Back (F/B) ratio, running over 1.3kw means our signal to the Southeast was loud enough that we would want a call from Billy Bob and his brother Barney.

In the spirit of the previous blogs I have written on this subject, I ask the following questions:

• Do you know what "CQ AA" means? - If NoT, then you should NoT Call Me.
• If you DO know what "AA" means, then you know I am NoT in Asia,
  but am LooKing for Asian stations.  Therefore, you should NoT Call Me.
• When I send "Asia Only", do you know that means I am LooKing only for Asian stations?
  If so, then you should NoT Call Me.
• If you know this is an Asian contest, do you know that WQ6X and NX6T are NoT in Asia but in the USA?   If so, then you should NoT Call Me.
  If you DON'T know what country NX6T and WQ6X are in, then you need to study/learn callsign prefixes and NoT call stations until you figure it out.
  If you are using today's logging software, typing in the callsign will bring you IMMEDIATE feedback on what country that station is in.  There is no excuse to NoT know that WQ6X & NX6T are in USA.

All of the above Blog references come down to a very simple simple edict. 
We should ALWAYS listen before we transmit.  If we don't understand what we
are hearing than we should probably not be transmitting on that frequency.

I even wrote a Blog on why we should always listen before we transmit. 
([CLICK HERE] to read that.)

In radiosport contests, if someone asks me to explain to them how that particular GiG
actually works, I take the time to explain the procedure to them and then slowly assist them to
make their 1st contact with me.  This is a GREAT opportunity to put our Elmering skills to good use.

I look forward to the day when you actually call me at the right time and in the right way. 
Radiosport contesting is actually a LOT of fun, when you understand how everything works.

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