Wow. More really fantastic stuff. Thanks guys
TIM
W8TAH
On Fri, Aug 19, 2016, 7:16 AM Bruce Horn <bhorn@hornucopia.com> wrote:
> As a reminder, the NAQP exchange is Name and State/Province/NA Country.
> Some participants don't realize that North American countries outside of
> the US and Canada count as multipliers. As Jim said - familiarize yourself
> with the rules.
>
> 73 de Bruce, WA7BNM (bhorn@hornucopia.com)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Brown K9YC" <k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com>
> To: "cq-contest" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2016 9:55:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Hints and tips for NAQP
>
> On Tue,8/16/2016 5:21 PM, Timothy Holmes wrote:
> > As we start to roll into contest season 2016, I am curious as to the
> hints
> > and tips you would be willing to share for the NAQP SSB.
>
> Hi Tim,
>
> Thanks for doing this. Some concepts.
>
> 1) Read the rules for each contest before you start. They're usually
> pretty short and pretty simple. They define the exchange, how the
> contest is is scored, the contest time, who can work who for credit,
> whether spotting clusters can be used, and things like operating power,
> and operating frequencies.
>
> NAQP, for example, has a 100W limit, does NOT permit the use of a
> spotting cluster. The exchange is NAME and STATE. It's a 12 hour
> contest, and a station must take two hours off in increments of at least
> 30 minutes.
>
> 2) On the air, keep everything short and sweet. Learn to avoid wasting
> time with extra words. Avoid "lidisms" like "please copy," don't repeat
> the exchange the other guy gave you, don't waste time with "thanks for
> the QSO, 73, good luck in the contest." Most good contesters use
> "thanks" or "thank you" to tell the other station the QSO is over, and
> they're ready for the next one.
>
> 3) When calling a station, send only your call, and only once on CW and
> SSB. Listen for a second or two, and if the other station doesn't come
> back, send your call once more. And listen. (Two or more stations may
> have called at the same time and the other station didn't copy either
> one.) On SSB, say your call with standard phonetics, with good
> articulation.
>
> 4) When answering a CQ, NEVER send your exchange until the other station
> has sent you his exchange and you have copied it. For example, if he
> says "Kilo 8?" only send your call again. If he sends his exchange and
> you don't copy it, ask for a repeat, and do it with as few words as
> possible. For example, "K9YC Name?"
>
> 5) NEVER repeat anything that the other station has copied correctly.
> This is particularly important when you're weak or there is QRM or
> noise. Sending your call again wastes time, AND, more important, it
> makes him think he has it wrong, so he may ask you to repeat it, wasting
> more time. :)
>
> 6) When you're the station calling CQ, make your CQs short. "CQ Contest,
> Whiskey 8 Tango Alpha Hotel, Whiskey 8 Tango Alpha Hotel" is the longest
> CQ to use.
>
> 7) NEVER use "QRZed" to finish a QSO -- the stations who want to work
> you are tuning the band looking for stations to work. They want to hear
> your call! When you're the CQing station, finish your QSO with "Thanks,
> Whiskey 8 Tango Alpha Hotel." When you only say "QRZed" that tuning
> station doesn't know your call, so it will waste time (yours and his)
> for him to find out. Or he may just keep on tuning for someone who DOES
> say his call. :)
>
> 8) When you're the CQing station, always give a station who may be
> waiting a chance to call you as soon as you've said "thanks." In other
> words, don't start another CQ after each QSO until you've listened a
> second or two for a station who has been waiting.
>
> 9) Have fun. Keep a smile in your voice.
>
> 10) Work on getting your station to SOUND good. This applications note
> tells how to adjust your radio so that the other station hears you better.
>
> http://k9yc.com/ContestAudio.pdf
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
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