[CQ-Contest] Technique for calling DX in contests

[gi0kow]

In message <01BDB90B.8879BBA0 at pacrimgolf.kuentos.guam.net>, Jim Kehler
<kh2d at kuentos.guam.net> writes
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>Trey, N5KO said:
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>> This talk of signing calls has inspired me to (once again) give a
>> brief review of proper calling technique in a contest.  
>
>> K5TR is surfing around on a very uncluttered 10 meters at 18Z calling
>> South Americans during CQWW CW and hears a CQ/QRZ type message from a
>> capable operator on a clear frequency sending 599-10 at 34 WPM, so he
>> sends "K5TR" or "DE K5TR".  He does *not* send "K5TR K5TR" or "K5TR
>> K5TR K5TR" or "HC8N DE K5TR".
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>But you forgot to qualify something here, Trey. What you describe is
>the AMERICAN method... After an exciting weekend in the IOTA 
>contest, and for the benefit of those new contesters who missed the
>last cycle peak, I feel we should also cover the EUROPEAN method:
>
>ME: TEST KH2D KH2D TEST
>HIM: SP9QYD SP9QYD SP9QYD SP9QYD SP9QYD SP9QYD
>ME: SP9QYD 599 842 OC26
>HIM: QSL DE SP9QYD SP9QYD UR 599 0-- 5-9 0-- DE SP9QYD SP9QYD (-- = lost in QSB)
>ME: NR ?
>HIM: DE SP9QYD SP9QYD UR 5-9 0-- 5-9 00- 59- --- 599 0-- DE SP9QYD SP9QYD 
>ME: NR ? ONLY NR ?
>HIM: DE SP9QYD SP9QYD (slows to 5 wpm) U R 5 9 9  0 0 1 5 9 9 0 0 1 5 9 9 0 0 1 
>5 9 9 0 0 1
>       (back to 15 WPM) DE SP9QYD SP9QYD SP9QYD
>ME: TU KH2D
>HIM: DE SP9QYD SP9QYD SP9QYD PSE UR QSL INFO PSE QSL INFO PSE DE SP9QYD
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>Band conditions to Europe this weekend have inspired me to remember just 
>how much fun cutting the grass and changing the oil in my wifes car on the
>weekend can really be.......
>
>73, Jim KH2D
>Mariana Islands DX Association - http://www.guam.net/pub/midxa/
>Home Page - http://www.qsl.net/kh2d
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WOW Jim,
Thats a pretty sweeping condemnation of EU operators ! Ok you had a bad
experience with the station you used in your example, however judging
from your last paragraph you are painting all EU ops with the same
brush, surely thats not a logical or fair approach.
Believe me i know there are plenty of poor operators in EU, however it
seems to me that each continent has their share of sub-standard
operators.
One thing is sure when i work a so-called poor operator, for example
from North America i dont condemn every other ham from his continent
because of his actions. 
73
-- 
Robert Cummings GI0KOW


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