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From: “Scott Hedberg”\nTo: SolidCpyCW
\nSubject: [SolidCpyCW] Ending a QSO
\nDate: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 08:40:11 -0500<\/p>\n
From: “Scott Hedberg”
\nTo: SolidCpyCW
\nSubject: [SolidCpyCW] Ending a QSO
\nDate: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 08:40:11 -0500<\/p>\n
I have a few CW QSOs under my belt now, but I’m a little uncertain over how to end a QSO. I think it is probably an issue of not being certain when to use the prosigns AR and SK.<\/p>\n
My understanding is that with my last line of text – “TKS FER QSO CUL 73” I should put AR at the end. Then my next line would be “ Is this the correct way to end a QSO?<\/p>\n 73 Scott KD7PJQ<\/p>\n From : \tBox SisteenHundred No..<\/p>\n Prosigns (AR) AND (SK) come BEFORE the callsigns…<\/p>\n Examples…<\/p>\n WX HR NICE TODAY TEMP ABT 40 F = SO BK TO U SCOTT (AR) KD7PJQ DE KA8VIT KN<\/p>\n RRR OK SCOTT HV TO RUN = TNX FB QSO = 73 CU SN (SK) KD7PJQ DE KA8VIT Dit-Dit<\/p>\n Hope this helps…<\/p>\n Bill KA8VIT From : \t Makos327 Scott,<\/p>\n There are many opinions. Different guys will tell you different ways. It’s always been my understanding that it would be:<\/p>\n W2LJ de KD7PJQ SK – if you intend to amke more QSOs; and There’s been a discussion on the CW reflector by the old time Ops that all that is needed is K. Just K and nothing else. No KN, no CL, no AR, no nothing.<\/p>\n As long as you identify at the end and use something -you’ll be okay.<\/p>\n 73 de Larry W2LJ<\/p>\n — http:\/\/www.qsl.net\/w2lj<\/p>\n From : \tBrian Scott,<\/p>\n I would tend to agree with the CW “old timers”… I have heard the AR prosign before it was passed back to me. Used as …however the conversation is going then AR KC9FAV DE their callsign “K”.<\/p>\n From : \tDan KB6NU I’ve always considered SK and CL to be equivalent. That is, both are used when you’re turning the radio off (or at least not intending to make any more contacts) after the QSO is complete. SK is short for “silent key,” after all.<\/p>\n The ARRL webpage that defines prosigns defines SK as “out; clear (end of communications, no reply expected).” It doesn’t really say anything about whether or not you intend to make more QSOs, so perhaps Larry’s explanation is correct. It says nothing at all about the CL prosign.<\/p>\n The ARRL defines AR as “end of message (end of record copy).” I think that this is more properly used in message handling, and probably is not used properly when just ragchewing.<\/p>\n Having said that, I don’t use any prosigns. I just send the callsigns and then K if I’m letting the other guy make the last transmission and “dit dit” if I’m making the final transmission.<\/p>\n 73!<\/p>\n Dan KB6NU<\/p>\n From : \t From: “Scott Hedberg” To: SolidCpyCW Subject: [SolidCpyCW] Ending a QSO Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 08:40:11 -0500 I have a few CW QSOs under my belt now, but I’m a little uncertain over how to end a QSO. I think it is probably an issue of not being certain when to use the prosigns AR … Continue reading “Ending a CW QSO”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[11],"tags":[69,200],"class_list":["post-1164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-radio","tag-cw","tag-qso"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9vUOZ-iM","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.n0zb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.n0zb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.n0zb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.n0zb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.n0zb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.n0zb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1164\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.n0zb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.n0zb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.n0zb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nSent : \tTuesday, January 17, 2006 10:59 AM
\nTo : \tSolidCpyCW
\nSubject : \tRE: [SolidCpyCW] Ending a QSO<\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/ka8vit.com<\/p>\n
\nSent : \tTuesday, January 17, 2006 8:50 AM
\nTo : \tSolidCpyCW
\nSubject : \tRe: [SolidCpyCW] Ending a QSO<\/p>\n
\nW2LJ de KD7PJQ CL – if you’re ending things for the day\/night.<\/p>\n
\nLarry W2LJ
\nQRP – When you care to use the very least!<\/p>\n
\nSent : \tTuesday, January 17, 2006 10:00 AM
\nTo : \tSolidCpyCW
\nSubject : \t[SolidCpyCW] Re: Ending a QSO<\/p>\n
\nReally all that I have ever heard is basically a 73 my call their call and then “K”.
\nI will usually end like so… Tnx fer FB QSO (or call) es RST =
\n73 es take care KD7PJQ DE KC9FAV SK Dit dit.<\/p>\n
\nSent : \tTuesday, January 17, 2006 11:14 AM
\nTo : \tSolidCpyCW
\nSubject : \tRe: [SolidCpyCW] Ending a QSO<\/p>\n