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RE: [CQ-Contest] saving us from ourselves

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Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] saving us from ourselves
From: "Mike Fatchett" <mike@mallardcove.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 19:00:19 -0700
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I caught myself trying to work stations on 20 while transmitting on 40.  At
least I was in band!  On the MP there is just a little red light for which
vfo is transmitting.  Not obvious when you are staring at the computer
monitor.

Mike
W0MU

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[mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Alan C. Zack
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 6:46 PM
To: jfunk@adams.net
Cc: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] saving us from ourselves

On most rigs doesn't the freq readout flip from the RX freq to the TX freq
when you key the transmitter?  (mine does).  You just need to watch the freq
readout to be sure you are transmitting on the right freq when you key.
Reasons why you may not be is you have your VFO's reversed or you forgot to
hit the SPLIT button.
73

jfunk@adams.net wrote:
> 
> Greetings, fellow combatants....
> 
> If one had not had anything else to do this weekend (it WAS only a 
> phone contest), it would have been instructional to have spent a bit 
> of time listening in the 40 meter band and logging callsigns of 
> stations calling on the wrong VFO.  Obviously, a lot of us are either 
> sleep-deprived or not familiar with the equipment we are using, or both.
Yes, I've done it.
> (Don't *think* I did this weekend, but...)
> 
> Question 1:  What tips are out there for avoiding this?  I think we 
> could use some.
> Question 2:  Is it true that a couple of OO notices during a contest 
> constitutes grounds for DQ?
> 
> Just curious.
> 73, Jim N9JF
> 
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                                     Alan Zack
                     Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ
                         Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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