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Re: [CQ-Contest] How to start a run

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] How to start a run
From: David Gilbert <xdavid@cis-broadband.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2016 09:52:05 -0700
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Use crisp calls. If I'm doing search/pounce I blow right by anyone making long calls or waiting long periods between calls. During peak periods it's typically faster (and much less annoying) to go find somebody else than it is to wade through a slow operator. I'll chase weak stations, because even big stations can sound weak if conditions are poor, but I won't bother with a slow runner unless everything else has dried up. In a contest, I'm not there to make friends.

In my opinion, operating technique is more important than the strength of your signal.

73,
Dave   AB7E


On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 20:55 Timothy Holmes <taholmes160@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi folks,  I've been playing in the NAQP

I am wondering how to properly get a run going.  I have tried sitting on a
frequency and calling CQ.  Never got more than 1 contact. So what should I
be doing

Tim
W8TAH
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