From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!karn Newsgroups: net.ham-radio Title: Re: 2M CQ - (nf) Article-I.D.: eagle.739 Posted: Fri Jan 21 02:04:29 1983 Received: Fri Jan 21 04:57:57 1983 References: pur-ee.792 Yes, those that say "CQ" on a repeater are usually scorned as "newcomers", even though the usage is entirely correct. I avoid the issue by saying something informal like "KA9Q listening. Anybody around?" Phil