From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhuxt!mhuxj!mhuxi!mhuxv!burl!sb1!ll1!ihldt!ihnp4!ixn5c!inuxc!pur-ee!mahler Newsgroups: net.ham-radio Title: 2M CQ - (nf) Article-I.D.: pur-ee.792 Posted: Thu Jan 20 18:25:50 1983 Received: Fri Jan 21 05:32:45 1983 #N:pur-ee:5600004:000:886 pur-ee!mahler Jan 20 07:55:00 1983 Socially Unacceptable ?? ... Well thats the way it seems ... In many parts of the country (although I understand not so in the Deep South and Hawaii) it is totally unacceptable to call CQ thru a 2M repeater. And because of the local feeling I don't call CQ thru the repeaters. BUT WHY!! I am not advocating calling long CQs on a repeater, anyone there is going to hear you the first time. It seems to make more sense, typical calls or "monitoring" or "listening" really don't say I am on the air and want to talk to any other station. And surely a QRZ doesn't fit on a repeater that has been stone quiet. A simple N9DRR CQ seems to fill the bill, and is consistant with all other amateur operations. So lets drop the stigma surrounding calling a simple CQ on the 2M repeaters ... Discussion is welcomed, pure flaming will be routinely ignored. 73's Steve N9DRR