[CQ-Contest] Good contact, back to you

[Robert Chudek - K0RC]

My first reaction to Jim's message (after getting the QST out to read p73) 
was:  "HUH? What's wrong with the example provided?"

It's still my reaction after going to the store, buying groceries, and 
stopping at the Post Office to cash a money order.

Help me out here... what am I missing (he says, baiting the thread)?

73 de Bob - KØRC in MN


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pete Smith" <n4zr at contesting.com>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Good contact, back to you


> At 02:01 PM 2/22/2008, James  Cain wrote:
>>Take a look at March 2008 QST, page 73, at the bottom, "How Does it
>>Work?"  "How a QSO ... would sound."
>>
>>So much for teaching newbies the right way to make a contest exchange.
>>
>>QSL?
>
> Thank god!  Maybe now we can start a new thread.  This cut number whining
> makes even True North sound profound.
>
> My favorite ploy for testing the skill of the other contester - throw in
> some extra characters in each CW contest QSO, and whenever possible, add
> ambiguity.
>
> For example 5NN1TT TU ... and for extra credit, run the TU in with the
> power number.
>
> Other fine examples from last weekend --
>
> When S&P, be sure to send your own call before the exchange, even if the
> other station got it right.  Make the other person wonder.
>
> When someone asks you to verify your power, or a serial number  - like
> "5W?" or "1239?" - never, never just send "R" - it's much more fun to
> resend your power or serial number a few times, so he thinks he must have
> miscopied, and so another station will come along and start CQing on the
> frequency while you're sending all that.
>
> Lessee... there must be more favorites out there.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
>
>
>
>
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