Stations who have made a contact are said to have worked each other. An operator may also say that he has worked a certain country. Amateurs use the slang expression ragchew or ragchewing to refer to an extended, informal conversation, a variation of the common idioms "chewing the fat" and "chewing the rag".
Stations that have established contact are referred to as having engaged each other. An operator might also state that he has dealt with a specific country. Amateurs often use the colloquial term ragchat or ragchewing to describe an extended, casual conversation, which is similar to idioms like "chew the fat" and "chew the rag".