[CQ-Contest] Contesting tips?

[Chuck-NO5W]

If you have the opportunity to attend Dayton make sure to sign up for 
the Contest University and by all means mingle at the contesting 
hospitality suites.

Chuck/NO5W

Julius Fazekas wrote:
> Rick,
>
> Subscribe to the NCJ (National Contest Journal) and try and find back issues. Check the various big contest club websites, many have basic resources available to the contesting community at large (one example): http://www.yccc.org/Scuttlebutt/index.htm
>
> Do a web search for contest presentations from the Dayton Hamfest, many can be found online.
>
> I don't think there is a contest handbook, but hey that's not a bad idea.
>
> Can't help you with SSB, my knowledge of contesting in that mode is somewhat antiquated ;o)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Julius Fazekas
> N2WN
>
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> --- On Mon, 10/6/08, Rick Kiessig <kiessig at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> From: Rick Kiessig <kiessig at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Contesting tips?
>> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
>> Date: Monday, October 6, 2008, 8:51 PM
>> Does anyone know of a good source of tips for contesting
>> strategies?  It's
>> still new to me, so I'm trying to work my way up the
>> learning curve (on the
>> SSB side).
>>
>>  
>>
>> I'm looking for things like details on how to best make
>> use of a second VFO,
>> strategies for switching between running and S&P,
>> if/how/when to pick up
>> QSOs for stations not participating in the contest (when
>> allowed, of
>> course), how to best leverage spots, when to submit a spot
>> and when not to,
>> pileup management (on both sides), radio management
>> (transmit bandwidth,
>> memories, voice recording, etc), and so on.
>>
>>  
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Rick, ZL2HAM
>>
>>  
>>
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