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How do you announce that you want a repeater contact?

Say your call sign followed by listening.

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  1. Say CQ and the repeater call sign
  2. Say QSY and your call sign
  3. Say your call sign and listening ✔

Why: A customary short repeater call is your station call sign followed by the word listening. A long CQ call is generally unnecessary on a repeater.

Huh, didn't know that: The brief call leaves the shared repeater channel open for a reply.

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Why did the repeater user say listening? The radio was all ears.
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Answer: Say your call sign and listening. A customary short repeater call is your station call sign followed by the word listening. A long CQ call is generally unnecessary on a repeater.

  1. 2026-2030 Technician Class Question Pool, T2A09 ncvec.org/downloads/2026-2030%20Technician%20Pool%20and%20Syllabus%20Public%20Release%20Feb%2019%202026.pdf
    The station’s call sign followed by the word “listening”
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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