My first reaction to Jim's message (after getting the QST out to read p73)
was: "HUH? What's wrong with the example provided?"
It's still my reaction after going to the store, buying groceries, and
stopping at the Post Office to cash a money order.
Help me out here... what am I missing (he says, baiting the thread)?
73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Smith" <n4zr@contesting.com>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Good contact, back to you
> At 02:01 PM 2/22/2008, James Cain wrote:
>>Take a look at March 2008 QST, page 73, at the bottom, "How Does it
>>Work?" "How a QSO ... would sound."
>>
>>So much for teaching newbies the right way to make a contest exchange.
>>
>>QSL?
>
> Thank god! Maybe now we can start a new thread. This cut number whining
> makes even True North sound profound.
>
> My favorite ploy for testing the skill of the other contester - throw in
> some extra characters in each CW contest QSO, and whenever possible, add
> ambiguity.
>
> For example 5NN1TT TU ... and for extra credit, run the TU in with the
> power number.
>
> Other fine examples from last weekend --
>
> When S&P, be sure to send your own call before the exchange, even if the
> other station got it right. Make the other person wonder.
>
> When someone asks you to verify your power, or a serial number - like
> "5W?" or "1239?" - never, never just send "R" - it's much more fun to
> resend your power or serial number a few times, so he thinks he must have
> miscopied, and so another station will come along and start CQing on the
> frequency while you're sending all that.
>
> Lessee... there must be more favorites out there.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
>
>
>
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