[CQ-Contest] Another gratuitous SS-CW trick

[wd0t]

Steve,

I would support the idea of  not warming up a frequency before the contest,
and not listening, but what timeframe do you propose?  That would have to be
specified in the rules. One hour certainly seems adequate to me.

One other item that gets me is listening during offtimes.  I have gotten to
where when I take the break, the headphones come off and the volume goes to
zero (or close as possible).  When the break is over, headphones on and
resume.  Doing that, of course you cannot get the full contest operating
time in, unless you make a contact the last minute before going offtime, and
make one immediately when come back on, every time you break (almost
impossible).  I can't verify this but would say that method doesn't always
hold for all participants, but I think it should.

Thanks for the time, God Bless!

Todd, WD0T
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve London" <n2ic at arrl.net>
To: "Ken Widelitz" <widelitz at gte.net>; <CQ-Contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Another gratuitous SS-CW trick


> >
> > As a practical matter, Steve (and this is not intended as a personal
> slam,)
> > is your intent that you can't transmit prior to the start of the
contest?
> > Warming up a frequency before the contest is really no different than
> tuning
> > the bands before a contest. If ops weren't tuning the bands before the
> > contest, no one would call you when you are warming up a frequency.
> Warming
> > up a frequency is in effect announcing where you will be operating when
> the
> > contest starts.
>
> Neither listening before the start, nor warming up a frequency, was
allowed
> in the 3 WRTC's that I competed in.  I think that sets a pretty good
example
> for the contest community and contest sponsors.  I would certainly support
a
> rule change to that effect.
>
> Steve London, N2IC
>
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