[CQ-Contest] Good contact, back to you

[Robert Naumann]

I had the same thought at first. However, I think that either Sean forgot
what really happens, or an editor got to what he wrote and made it "nicer".

Here it is:

PJ2T: CQ Contest, CQ Contest, Papa Japan Two Tango, Contest
KX9X: Kilowatt X-ray Nine X-ray
PJ2T: Kilowatt X-ray Nine X-ray, you're 59 Kilowatt, QSL?
KX9X: QSL, you're 5-9 Connecticut, QSL?
PJ2T: QSL, thanks. QRZ, Papa Japan Two Tango.

Here's reality:

PJ2T: Papa Japan Two Tango, Contest
KX9X: Kilo X-ray Nine X-ray
PJ2T: KX9X 59 KW
KX9X: 59 Connecticut          (or maybe: 59 Charley Tango)
PJ2T: Papa Japan Two Tango    (or maybe: Thanks, Papa Japan Two Tango)

There are way too many unnecessary words in the example in QST.

73,

Bob W5OV

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Chudek - K0RC [mailto:k0rc at pclink.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 3:50 PM
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Good contact, back to you

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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