Many years ago 73 Magazine published a book, a sort of operating manual for
DXers and contesters. I can't even remember what it was called. The cover was
red, I know that. Anyway there was a tremendous article in there written by
Katashi Nose, KH6IJ. IJ was the best operator (IMHO) of his time, so I
carefully studied his words. Many of his ideas are now obsolete due to changes
in technology but a lot of it still rings true. I hope someone out there still
has a copy of this, in fact it would be a great addition to Pete N4ZR's
Wikipedia effort.
I remember a couple of things clearly....like don't set the pen down when you
grab for the paddle. KH6IJ made a calculationn of the amount of time wsted
setting down and picking up a pen over a 48 hour contest period. I got so used
to sending CW with a pen in my hand that I had a hard time using a paddle
without!
73 Steve K0SR
-----Original Message-----
From: Greg - N3ZL [mailto:n3zl.radio@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 11:28 PM
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Techniques of Ye Olden Days
I am nineteen years old and have been contesting for five years now. Though
contesting today is full of computerized logging, rig control, DX clusters, and
other high tech tools, I think it is interesting to learn techniques and tips
from the era of handwritten logs. I find it quite enjoyable to operate an
occasional contest back to basics with the radio, paddles, and paper and
pencil. From sending cw with your non-dominant hand and logging with your other
hand to how to streamline the paper logging process to how exactly a paper dupe
sheet was kept and used, I would like to hear about these techniques and others
from the many experienced contesters on this list. I believe learning and
practicing these skills is quite fun and could one day pay off if, by some
chance, I find myself in a DX location during CQ WW without a computer. :) 73
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