Return-Path: Received: (qmail 13041 invoked from network); 11 Apr 2003 17:25:16 -0000 Received: from netmail02.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.221) by mailstore with SMTP; 11 Apr 2003 17:25:16 -0000 Received: (qmail 20703 invoked by uid 10001); 11 Apr 2003 17:25:15 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by netmail02.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 11 Apr 2003 17:25:15 -0000 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1942Fv-0002pp-LE for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Fri, 11 Apr 2003 18:24:03 +0100 Received: from [62.253.162.41] (helo=mta01-svc.ntlworld.com) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1942Fi-0002pg-Ll for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 11 Apr 2003 18:23:50 +0100 Received: from mike1 ([80.4.107.45]) by mta01-svc.ntlworld.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.37 201-229-121-137-20020806) with ESMTP id <20030411172349.SWFD6166.mta01-svc.ntlworld.com@mike1> for ; Fri, 11 Apr 2003 18:23:49 +0100 Message-ID: <004801c3004e$817e6820$2602a8c0@WorkGroup> From: "mike.dennison" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <000301c30033$554c4620$1cd1fc3e@l8p8y6> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 18:19:26 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: LF: Re: CE Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-6.6 required=5.0tests=REFERENCESversion=2.51 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.51 (1.174.2.5-2003-03-20-exp) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false G3KEV wrote: I have read the alternatives KA is already in use.( see handbook for radio operators) It indicates the beginning of a transmission ie KA SM6XXX DE G3KEV K EE also in use for the letter I E E means what it says and in use GE also in use in amateur procedure Good Evening I suggested CE because of the above restrictions. It is hard to find something not already in use and shorter than CQ CE is also in use in the Japanese morse code ie KI but is not likely to cause any confusion here in the West at present on LF 73 de Mal/G3KEV ========= Why not just send 'C'? We already have reports reduced to a single letter and 'QRZ?' reduced to just '?'. On a similar note, it would help to define signals for 'send faster' and 'send slower'. I suggest 'Q' for 'QRQ' or faster, and 'S' for QRS or slower. Note that the Q would be used whilst in QSO, so should not be confused with 'CQ'. Mike, G3XDV http://www.lf.thersgb.net ====================