[CQ-Contest] Extreme S&P with the RBN

[Gerry Hull]

Excellent Pete!  I am wondering the same thing.   When I was having trouble
finding a clear freq on 40 in  CQWW CW, I went S&P and had rates from
120-190/hr.  My trick was to always skip stations who were already in a
QSO.  If I had to wait at all, I went on to the next spot.

I am wondering if the Russian guys who mined the CQWW logs for top QSO run
rates actually looked at frequency, or simply looked at a QSO total over a
block over time.
I'm betting you can make super-high QSO rates by using the techniques you
describe, and, that some of the rates listed were made by S&P using
RBN/packet.

73, Gerry W1VE

On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 5:29 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR <n4zr at contesting.com>wrote:

> Since I didn't have much time last weekend, I decided to use that time
> working on efficient techniques for S&P using cluster spots from the RBN.
>  I know it isn't everyone's cup of tea, but for those who *are* interested,
> here's the story.
>
> In 10 1/2 hours, mostly on Sunday and almost all S&P, I had 1003 QSOs, for
> an average of 95.5 QSOs per hour.  That included full S&P hours of 136 and
> 137 QSOs, and spurts (10-QSO rates) of 280+.  I should add that the best
> hours I have ever had running in ARRL CW were about 160 QSOs.
>
> The technique is basically simple. First, I configured my packet filters
> to minimize busted calls - that meant unique>2 and limiting spots to RBN
> Skimmers in PA, MD, VA, NC and WV, and connecting to an ARC Version 6 DX
> cluster node.  Then, using N1MM Logger, I set up the Available Mults and Qs
> window to sort incoming spots so that the newest appeared first, and set my
> packet spot timeout to 12 minutes, so that stale spots went away quickly.
>  I saw exactly one busted call in 10 1/2 hours, and ran 3-4 bands
> completely dry at times without seeing any turn up.
>
> Once the spots started to flow, I would click on the top-most spot (the
> latest received).  If I heard anything that was consistent with a station
> listening for a caller there (ranging from an actual CQ to the end of a
> callsign, with K or no prosign after it) I would drop my call in. After
> working the station (mine is good, not great), I made a strict point of
> waiting to verify the full call, before moving on.  Usually that cost me
> just a second or two. Then I would click again, listen, and call the new
> station.
>
> Often, I think that I was probably the first caller a station got after
> beginning to CQ.  But if I jumped to a spot, and found he was already in
> contact with someone, I would click the second, or third, or 4th down the
> list, till I found one who was in the right "phase."
>
> So that's all there is to it.  I'm curious - what are other people's
> fastest S&P hours, assisted or otherwise?
>
>
> --
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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