(This is Mark writing this text.)
CQ means you are calling any other ham station (person) listening.
We check it out then I get to go on the air with a top of
the line loaner Yaesu that sells for $9000.
With 4 minutes instruction they turned it over to me. Showed me how to log each contact in the
computer log. I was on 20 meters with a
5 or 6 element yagi aimed at Florida . They didn't even supervise except the first
call for CQ to make sure I was OK and on the air! They guy warned me of frequent pile ups when
using call sign W1AW, and sure enough I had a small crowd answering me back
within 2 minutes. Worked half a dozen
stations and went QRT so we could get back on the road. He said Europe
get the best pile ups in the afternoon, but we didn't have time to work a big
pile up of stations.
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