[CQ-Contest] Another gratuitous SS-CW trick

[Richard DiDonna NN3W]

Well, as to contacting folks before the contest, I 
rarely hear any QSOs involving an exchange of 
requisite Contest QSO information and I certainly 
don't see anybody logging those contacts.

In fact, during SS this year, I fired up about 7 or 10 
minutes before the contest and made a few QSOs (to 
actually get my hands used to a paddle for the first 
time in nearly 5 months).  

I actually did not make a QSO until 21:01:02.  After 
about two or three CQs.

Rich NN3W
--- Original Message ---
From: Bill Turner <dezrat1242 at ispwest.com>
To: Steve Root <steve.root at culligan4water.com>
CC: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Another gratuitous SS-CW 
trick

>On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 12:22:33 +0000, Steve Root wrote:
>
>>Just where do you draw the line on pre-contest 
preparation?  
>>An hour before the starting gun, a day, a week?
>>
>>I'm supposed to stay away from my rig before I 
operate a contest?
>
>______________________________________________________
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>
>As I recall, the original question was about 
transmitting in order to:
>
>1.  Attract attention without actually making contest 
QSOs.
>2.  Establish and hold a frequency prior to but for 
the contest.
>
>IMO, both of those are unethical and should be 
banned.  Tune up your
>rig if you like, but don't start contesting until the 
contest starts.
>
>--
>Bill W6WRT
>
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