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Saying "break" as a means to let the repeater drop, and then continuing is definitely not correct protocol. It sounds very Citizen Band. With that being said, you have to consider that IRLP is by in large full of technician class operators lacking serious ham radio background. That’s not to say that all IRLP users are novices, just that the concentration of novice operators on IRLP is statistically greater than other areas of the hobby due to the very nature of the medium.Saying "break" as a means to let the repeater drop, and then continuing is definitely not correct protocol. With that being said, you have to consider that IRLP is by in large full of technician class operators lacking serious ham radio background. That’s not to say that all IRLP users are novices, just that the concentration of novice operators on IRLP is statistically greater than other areas of the hobby due to the very nature of the medium.The ARRL "[http://www.arrl.org/making-your-first-contact Making Your First Contact]" Guide states, under the "FM Repeaters" section, "If you want to join a conversation already in progress, transmit your call sign during a break between transmissions. The station that transmits next should acknowledge you. Don’t use the word BREAK to join a conversation. BREAK generally suggests an emergency and indicates that all stations should stand by for the station with emergency traffic."The ARRL "[http://www.arrl.org/making-your-first-contact Making Your First Contact]" Guide states, under the "FM Repeaters" section, "''If you want to join a conversation already in progress, transmit your call sign during a break between transmissions. The station that transmits next should acknowledge you. Don’t use the word BREAK to join a conversation. BREAK generally suggests an emergency and indicates that all stations should stand by for the station with emergency traffic.''"''Revision July 2017 by W0DBW: The last revision to this article corrects the point that "Break Break" is not necessarily an Internationally recognized call for an emergency. It is somewhat of a standard in North America. Furthermore, the ARRL seems to be pushing to abolish the use of the word "Break" in any context within amateur radio. They don't want hams saying "break," "break break," or "break break break." But don't worry, there's plenty of room for the code word on 11-meter!''From an article that appeared in the September, 1978, Ham Radio Horizons, entitled "[[So You Want To Be a Lid?]]," by A.J. "Buddy" Massa, W5VSR. "Do you say "Over" or "Break" or the worst "Come back" when you are on the telephone? [...] I do believe that we inherited that one from the CBers. Just find a comfortable roundtable in progress, and say Break or better Break-Break or best Breaker-Breaker."{{:Template:Opinion Entry}}Please don't read books written by H. Ward Silver who wrongly advises amateur radio operators to use the term "break" to enter an ongoing QSO even though the ARRL advises otherwise. [https://www.dummies.com/programming/ham-radio/how-to-break-in-to-a-ham-radio-contact/ Hack Author Ward Silver] needs to do his homework before spreading misinformation. ''Revision July 2017 by W0DBW: The last revision to this article corrects the point that "Break Break" is not necessarily an Internationally recognized call for an emergency. It is somewhat of a standard in North America. Furthermore, the ARRL seems to be pushing to abolish the use of the word "Break" in any context within amateur radio. They don't want hams saying "break," "break break," or "break break break." But don't worry, there's plenty of room for the code word on 11-meter!'' [[Category:article]][[Category:Amateur Radio Articles]]