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p.MsoNormal,p.MsoNoSpacing{margin:0}</style></head><body><div><br></div><div>Hi all,<br></div><div><br></div><div>TU Rod. You point out something wayyyyy too many hams forget to do.<br></div><div><br></div><div>"Can I get a siglal check, wx2xxx"<br></div><div><br></div><div>For many of us, we have scanners listening. Asking for a radio check like this makes it impossible for any to respond. Here is a MUCH better way to request a signal check:<br></div><div><br></div><div>"Can I get a signal report, this is ke6sls on 145.470 HARC repeater"<br></div><div><br></div><div>Simple rule of thumb, Identify your call sign and your operating frequency or repeater.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Tnx for posting Rod, 73<br></div><div>j</div><div><br></div><div id="sig43067850"><div class="signature">--<br></div><div class="signature">Wishing you well<br></div><div class="signature">Jaye Inabnit, ke6sls<br></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>On Tue, Apr 6, 2021, at 7:35 PM, KG6JAZ via Harc wrote:<br></div><blockquote type="cite" id="qt" style="overflow-wrap:break-word;"><div class="qt-WordSection1"><p class="qt-MsoNormal">Sherry,<br></p><p class="qt-MsoNormal">You asked for a radio check earlier. I would have responded but your message was so short that the radio started scanning channels again and I couldn’t see what channel to reply to. You might want to holler a little longer to give us time to see who and where on the band you are.<br></p><p class="qt-MsoNormal"> <br></p><p class="qt-MsoNormal">Rod<br></p><p class="qt-MsoNormal">KG6JAZ<br></p><p class="qt-MsoNormal"> <br></p></div></blockquote><div><br></div></body></html>