Do NOT Repeat your Callsign!

Get your ham radio callsign across to your contact WITHOUT repeating it over and over! Works for me! For clarity.. The first 10 seconds of this video says, "if someone asks you to repeat something - then you do repeat it - and then they get it right - and they clarify that with you - don't then repeat it again". 73, Callum, M0MCX.
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[GlennGuillorySFO]

I loved this wonderfully articulated and expressed information! I have spent the last two days in some sort of confusion due to a bodily infection. Echo chambers for dreams, and conversations will with “What did you say?” So, I have not turned to my beloved radios at this time because I know that I’ll run into a bunch of guys, all younger than I usually, unable to process anything repeated beyond a clean clear statement. I am writing this because you are hitting on a lot of issues we have all the time, what? do you need the time?, and I write comments sometimes but seldom for the reason I am writing this to you. In my foggy state it was so wonderful to hear your clarity. YOUR CLARITY! You’re a Mark Anthony of a Richard Burton of a Ham! In the states I was an English major in my youth, communications always the emphasis, and you delivered a little therapy to me okay Glenn N5MCH

[bobcollyer]

This is great advise. What really kills me is when someone says "your 5 and 9" and then I have to repeat everything I say 4 or 5 times. 73 K4ECA

[oasntet]

This is so completely obvious now that you explain it and as a new ham I totally do this. Thanks, this is great stuff.

[nosbor]

I'm a new commer to radio but every one of your videos has pearls of wisdom and usable tips. Thanks again

[WoodyPhillips]

This is amazingly true and I hear folks messing this up all the time. Just answer the other stations question. Keep it simple and Learn to LISTEN!

[wfwtheradioguy]

This is hands down the absolute best bit of advice for a ham radio operator. Spot on, Cal !!
It's annoying as hell if I am the one trying to get the callsign sorted out, when they keep giving the whole callsign instead of the letter(s) I am missing.
If the shoe is on the other foot, and I have to repeat a letter or part of my callsign, I will do it twice with the appropriate phonetic name and a third time using the DX phonetic alphabet.
Sometimes it's easier to pick Mexico Washington Denmark out of the noise than Mike Whiskey Delta.

[davemudb]

It isn’t just new licensees who struggle with this, another good one Cal

[alexmsmartins]

Hindsight is 20/20. Pretty obvious advice that I would not even think about until I was in the receiving end of that mess. Thank you sir.

[MontegaB]

Great video. I don't hear folks talking about topics like this. It's something that comes more naturally to some than others

[v]

Studying for my ham here in the states, any and all advice like this is welcomed and appreciated. Thanks Callum!

[TheREALJosephTurner]

Fully agree! Another thing that might be helpful is if more hams would learn the difference between a prefix and a suffix. I listened to literally dozens of calls during the last big contest where a station would repeatedly ask for a repeat of the suffix, and the other station would respond by constantly repeating the prefix (or vice versa). People like this is why I don't use a voice activated headset...

[NMRF]

I've been on the HF bands for just about 2 months and I'm so glad that I heard this, I've been not realizing what trouble I can be causing. Cheers!

[Dennis_]

These little "tip" videos are great for the old as well as the new hams. Advice you may have forgotten or just didn't get along the way. Thanks Callum!

[acestudioscouk-Ace-GACE]

Useful advice, thanks! In a hobby based on communicating, I'm always staggered that people concentrate on the technical side and ignore effective, practical procedures.

[williammyers-kagim]

Thanks for the practical advice. Not all of us have friends that we can learn good operating procedures from. I for one find these kinds of tips very useful. Thanks again.

[zachcagley]

I made my first HF QSO today. It was so cool I then promptly made my 2nd one... No stopping now!

[jal]

Good point. In addition, how about those hams that are into speeding through their callsign? In the army we were taught to speak at a moderate speed enunciating as clearly as possible, not trying to sound like an auctioneer. Thank you for your very informative videos. Check-in with you every day.

[ToNzHoLtZ]

It is a lot different when somebodies life is on the line, When my team and I are at work, I ask for a repeat of my orders and vise versa .

I ask everyone when using the radios, to be clear, not talk fast and to repeat message. As that tells me my message or vise versa was understood.
As my team and I work on telecommunication / broadcast towers, which heights could be from 100 feet high to over 1200 feet in height.
Now you have to include climbing around whilst working and hoisting up tools and equipment .
And don't forget about the winds, which can sometimes make it very difficult for radio communications .

So when it come to the teams communications, we will repeat until the message is understood ...

I understand that this is a hobby for most, however I take radio communication very seriously.

Great videos, and I do understand your frustration !

[dodgydd]

If this information is obvious, then the video isn't for you. But it's great advice to those that need it. It's good RT procedure, especially in a known format construct such as amateur radio callsigns. Great work, Cal.

[COASTALWAVESWIRES]

Excellent video and a topic I’ve had to learn the hard way. I travel and operate frequently with a lot of added prefixes and suffixes. For instance I operate in Poland as SP/K4OGO. In hundreds of QSOs I’ve only had a couple get it the first time, rather frustrating but I understand it’s a mouthful. Great advice. 73, Walt K4OGO