Yeah, I've gotten confused on RTTY contest start time a couple of times.
What makes it worse is both times I worked several stations that gave me
the "correct" contest information. Once I would realize there wasn't much
activity, my mind would kick in with the fact the contest hadn't officially
started. (The mind is a wonderful thing to use - just wish I would use it
more often:>)
73,
Mike, K4GMH
On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 10:25 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu@w0mu.com> wrote:
> I have jumped the SS gun by an hour in my younger years....Rather
> embarrassing! Heck I was working people in the CWT last week minutes after
> the test was over. I dumped the qsos but why did nobody tell me? Hey
> where did all the QRM go. Where did all the signals go on my scope?
> whoops!
>
> W0MU
>
>
>
> On 12/18/2016 7:55 PM, Robert Chudek - K0RC wrote:
>
>> A similar thing happened in Sweepstakes Phone this past fall. One fellow
>> had moved from on time zone to another and had not adjusted his thinking
>> regarding the local starting time. It was about 10 minutes before someone
>> let him know he was jumping the gun. It's tough getting older!
>>
>> 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> On 12/18/2016 4:10 PM, Richard White wrote:
>>
>>> I copied a VE call this Sunday morning calling CQ OK TEST VExxx CQ.
>>>
>>> I sent back to him that the contest ended at 2400z Saturday 12/17/1016.
>>> Evidently there are still people who do not read the rules before a
>>> contest
>>> so as to have the proper information. The VE was somewhat surprised.
>>>
>>> Dick KS0M
>>>
>>>
>>> Richard C. "Dick" White
>>>
>>> Fulton, MO 65251 U.S.A
>>>
>>> Amateur Radio Station KS0M
>>>
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