If you have the opportunity to attend Dayton make sure to sign up for
the Contest University and by all means mingle at the contesting
hospitality suites.
Chuck/NO5W
Julius Fazekas wrote:
> Rick,
>
> Subscribe to the NCJ (National Contest Journal) and try and find back issues.
> Check the various big contest club websites, many have basic resources
> available to the contesting community at large (one example):
> http://www.yccc.org/Scuttlebutt/index.htm
>
> Do a web search for contest presentations from the Dayton Hamfest, many can
> be found online.
>
> I don't think there is a contest handbook, but hey that's not a bad idea.
>
> Can't help you with SSB, my knowledge of contesting in that mode is somewhat
> antiquated ;o)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Julius Fazekas
> N2WN
>
> Tennessee Contest Group
> TnQP http://www.tnqp.org/
>
> Elecraft K2/100 #3311
> Elecraft K2/100 #4455
> Elecraft K3/100 #366
>
>
> --- On Mon, 10/6/08, Rick Kiessig <kiessig@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>> From: Rick Kiessig <kiessig@gmail.com>
>> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Contesting tips?
>> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
>> Date: Monday, October 6, 2008, 8:51 PM
>> Does anyone know of a good source of tips for contesting
>> strategies? It's
>> still new to me, so I'm trying to work my way up the
>> learning curve (on the
>> SSB side).
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm looking for things like details on how to best make
>> use of a second VFO,
>> strategies for switching between running and S&P,
>> if/how/when to pick up
>> QSOs for stations not participating in the contest (when
>> allowed, of
>> course), how to best leverage spots, when to submit a spot
>> and when not to,
>> pileup management (on both sides), radio management
>> (transmit bandwidth,
>> memories, voice recording, etc), and so on.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Rick, ZL2HAM
>>
>>
>>
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