Another stupid transponder question

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Jay Honeck wrote:
*Does* everyone read it back?

Many do, many don't...

Going off topic for a personal rant:

You still hear a lot of garbage on the air like: "Area traffic please
advise" Which is an ego boost that really means: "I am too important
to listen to your transmissions, now YOU listen up because - I - am
more important than you are, and - I - want you to tell me where you
are and what you are doing, as - I - was doing other things and not
listening to you when you made your previous courtesy call".

Heard a new twist on the idiotic _in the area please advise_ a couple of
weeks ago. This one was _anybody in the area please say intentions_. Being
one to always follow directions I promptly keyed the mic and in my best John
Wayne voice boomed out over the airwaves.............._intentions_. I was
right proud of myself.

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You still hear a lot of garbage on the air like: "Area traffic please
advise"

The answer to that query is "I'm over here."