[CQ-Contest] saving us from ourselves

[Alan C. Zack]

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 at 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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