Jimmy,

JA>There's a local HAM that says "Roger Roger" pretty often, like someone
JA>saying "um" or "y'know" or any other verbal tic. He means nothing by
JA>it, it's just his way of acknowledgement before continuing on to his
JA>next statement.

  If you get into a net who has one or more hams named "Roger", and if
one ham says "Roger", the actual "Roger" may say "You called??" <G>. As
a note, N0RSR, Roger, from Casa Grande, Arizona, along with his XYL,
Trish (I forget her callsign offhand), check into the D-Star Trains Net
every so often. That net, plus the Food Net, and the QCWA D-Star Net,
are all moving from Reflector 26 to the QuadNet Array this month. There
was a story in the May 3, 2019 edition of Amateur Radio Newsline, on
this.

JA>LOL - yeah every now and again I'll hear some repeater talk where someone
JA>mentions getting a QSO. Doesn't bother me, but I notice it.

  I tell hams to not use 10 codes, and to save the Q-signals for the
digital modes. I do have a ham radio humor file of "The Missing Q
Signals", but some are not appropriate for ham radio <G>.

JA>The only time I've heard this myself is when the repeater gives it's
JA>callsign after 10 minutes and it's kind of a reminder that if you've
JA>been talking a while it's a smart thing to stay legal and give your
JA>sign. If one says "for ID" it will prompt and teach the other person
JA>the reason you're doing it. Yes, they should know, but if you're
JA>talking while driving home from work it's easy to lose track of time
JA>and if you happen to stay keyed up while the repeater does its thing
JA>then you might miss it completely. Hearing the other person do it
JA>and WHY is a good reminder.

  I use the "clock method". I identify at the top of the hour, then at
10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 after the hour. Then, I don't have to worry
whether or not it has been 10 minutes.

JA>LOL - I admit I don't always think to power down my 50watt mobile rig,
JA>but I might be talking to a repeater 60 miles away, and I'm always
JA>scanning repeaters as far as 100 miles away. Yes, I know I don't need
JA>the power to 'listen.' I also don't think my 50w mobile is what you're
JA>referring to either. ;-)

  All knobs to the right!! <BG>

Daryl, WX4QZ

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