[CQ-Contest] re: checklist

[Dave Hachadorian]

Here's mine. Pardon the caps.



                      K6LL CONTEST CHECKLIST

SET COMPUTER CLOCK TO EXACT/UTC TIME

SET UP COMPUTER FILE, CW MEMORIES, KEYBOARD OVERLAY

SIMULATE THREE QSOS ON COMPUTER, THEN ERASE FILE

GET PROP FORECAST AND MAKE MINIPROP RUNS

REVIEW PAST CONTEST LOGS AND MAGAZINE RESULTS

SIMULTANEOUSLY UPDATE AMP TUNING CHART & CHECK FOR RFI

CONTEST EYEGLASSES HANDY (NON - BIFOCAL)

LOZENGES FOR PHONE

COFFEE CUP HEATER IN PLACE

PEE JUG AVAILABLE

LOAD SMARTDRV

SLOPER SWITCHES IN PROPER POSITION

ALL GROUND WIRES ATTACHED IN SHACK

VERIFY ATTENUATOR, NOTCH, NOISE BLANKER, SPLIT FREQ OFF

AIR CONDITIONER VENTS MAX OPEN IN RADIO ROOM

TELEPHONE, HIGH PASS FILTERS READY FOR HANDOUT TO NEIGHBORS

TUNED RADIALS - 5TH TURN SSB, 8TH TURN CW

CHANGE VOX DELAY

CONTEST RULES HANDY

PREPARE SHEET WITH SUGGESTED FREQUENCIES AND OFF-TIME LOG

CAPS LOCK, NUM LOCK ON

VFO A SELECTED

SWAP MONITORS

VERIFY BEAM HEADINGS / ROTOR INDICATORS MATCH


Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ
K6LL at juno.com


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