[CQ-Contest] Another gratuitous SS-CW trick

[George Harlem W1EBI]

Baloney.  Once the contest starts there is NO guarantee that any station
will come back to you even if you have a "warmup" QSO and get a "S9+20"
report.  Pre-contesting warmup is NOT contesting.  It's no more
unsportsmanlike than watching films of Sunday's opponent before the game
as preparation for the "real" game.

George W1EBI

-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Steve London
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 9:02 PM
To: CQ-Contest
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Another gratuitous SS-CW trick

> B4 the SS phone weekend I populate a "mental bandmap" with the Sunday
> QTR/QRG of several state traffic nets (WY/KS/ND/MT/DE) so that if
these
> mults are absent from my log at noon Sunday, I possibly snag a
cooperative
> traffic-handler to fill a hole in my sweep.  In other words, I go into
the
> contest knowing where a certain mult is likely available.  How is this
> conceptually different than building a bandmap of the "placeholders
with
> desireable mults" in the hour preceeding the opening bell?
>

This is very different.  When you are scoping out traffic nets, you have
no
idea whether a specific individual will be there, who will be receptive
to
your contest advances.   Loading up a bandmap before the contest is akin
to
reaching into the pond, grabbing a docile fish, and poking it onto the
hook.
All you have to do is yank the line at the starting time, and you have
your
trophy fish.

73,
Steve London, N2IC

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