[CQ-Contest] Field Day and CW

[Stephen M. Murphy]

Ditto.

We try to be competitive in 1A, and the 15 minute rule definitely is a
factor in deciding whether to operate certain bands.

>From MI, the bulk of our QSOs take place on 40 and 80, where the CW rate
seldom dropped below 50/hr (the lowest I saw was mid 40s at 5AM Sunday).

Before we'd QSY, we'd check the bands on a second receiver to see what was
going on. That way, we wouldn't hurt ourselves by getting stuck on a less
productive band for 15 minutes.  We never made it to 10,  only spent about
15 minutes on 15, and a couple of hours on 20.

73
Steve N8NM (p/o K8FBI FD group)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Laney" <k4bai at worldnet.att.net>
To: <KE3F at prodigy.net>; "cq-contest reflector" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Field Day and CW


> Rich:
>
> The 15-minute per band/mode rule discourages operating on marginal
> bands, such as 160 and 10M.  You are stuck on a band/mode if you make
> one contact and you may go the next 15 minutes calling CQs with no
> answers.  I made several 10 M QSOs before the contest, but never heard
> enough activity on 10 M CW during the contest to justify losing 15
> minutes on another band to go to 10 M.  Sorry.
>
> BTW, I assume that the 15 minute rule applies to the free VHF station as
> well.  It seems it would be even more difficult to make VHF/UHF QSOs
> during FD if you have to stay on a band/mode for 15 minutes after the
> first QSO.
>
> 73,
>
> John, K4BAI.
> a CW op at N4WV, 3A GA.
>
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