[CQ-Contest] Watch your dits this weekend

[Julius Fazekas]

 I kn0w that 0ne all t00 well ;o)

Practice
Practice
Practice

maybe learn how to touch type also *sigh*

73
Julius Fazekas
N2WN

Tennessee Contest Group
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--- On Tue, 11/24/09, Mike McCarthy, W1NR <lists at w1nr.net> wrote:

> From: Mike McCarthy, W1NR <lists at w1nr.net>
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Watch your dits this weekend
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 8:13 AM
> Another common bust is o (oh) vs. 0
> (zero). That is usually caused by
> unconsciously hitting the wrong key and they are close
> together.
> 
> Mike, W1NR
> 
> Randy Thompson K5ZD wrote:
> > I am just finishing the log checking for the WPX CW
> contest and wanted to
> > share some observations that may be helpful for WW CW
> this coming weekend.
> >
> > Beware of calls with lots of dots!
> >
> > Missing a single dit can really change the nature of a
> call.  H's become 5's
> > or S's become H's.  Another problematic
> combination is V's and 4's or J's
> > and 1's.
> >
> > For example, here are all the ways people copied KH7XS
> in WPX CW (only one
> > of these is correct).
> > K57XS
> > K5ZHS
> > K5ZXI
> > K5ZXS
> > KH6XS
> > KH7HS
> > KH7X 
> > KH7XB
> > KH7XE
> > KH7XH
> > KH7XI
> > KH7XS
> > KH8XS
> > KS6XS
> > KS7XI
> > KS7XS
> > KS8XI
> > KX7XS
> >
> > (The most common bust was KH6XS followed by KS7XS.)
> >
> > Another group of highly busted calls are from
> Slovenia.  S5 becomes SH.
> > There is only one SH call I know of (SH3O), so if you
> see an SH appear in
> > your log, ask for a confirmation!
> >
> > Other examples include N4JN for NV1N.  Or N1VI
> for NJ4I. You don't even want
> > to know how many variants there were of "special"
> calls like HF94KE and
> > OL25LP!
> >
> > N6AA coined a term "call sign vocabulary."  This
> is your knowledge of call
> > signs and call sign structures.  The more you
> know, the more you are able to
> > correctly detect calls AND to detect when calls may
> not be correct. 
> >
> > Another hint -- actually listen to the zone number
> being sent.  This can
> > offer a valuable bit of confirmation if the call you
> copied is matching
> > where you expect it to be.
> >
> > Remember, the CQ WW gives an extra penalty for busted
> calls, so it is worth
> > the time to get the calls right.
> >
> > Good luck to everyone this weekend and watch those
> dits and dots!
> >
> > Randy, K5ZD
> >
> >
> >
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