Extra exam question E2C11
Subelement E2, OPERATING PROCEDURES· Group E2C
How should you generally identify your station when attempting to contact a DX station during a contest or in a pileup?
- A.Send your full call sign once or twice (correct answer)
- B.Send only the last two letters of your call sign until you make contact
- C.Send your full call sign and grid square
- D.Send the call sign of the DX station three times, the words “this is,” then your call sign three times
WhyWhen trying to reach a DX station in a contest or pileup, the generally accepted practice is to send your full call sign just once or twice. The generally accepted practice when trying to reach a DX station in a contest or pileup is to send your full call sign just once or twice and then listen, keeping transmissions short so you don't waste time or step on other callers, answer A. Sending only partial call sign fragments, adding a grid square, or using the longer three-times exchange format meant for establishing a new contact from scratch aren't how a brief pileup call is normally made.
Published 2026-08-28 · Last updated 2026-08-28 · Question text is verbatim from the 2024-2028 NCVEC Element 4 pool (public domain); the explanation above is original writing, see our methodology.
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