[CQ-Contest] WAE QTC tactics

[Gerry Hull]

This was my first serious try at WAE -- and as a M/S.

We tried not to send QTCs for a good part of the first day.  When the rate
slowed, why not?
Best peak 10m rate was over 200 for the first hour, but only 100 for the
entire hour -- which was my highest rate in the contest. As others have
said, QTC kills any meaningful rate measurement.

I tend to go fast in general -- was typically CQing at 38-40 wpm.  I was
surprised that quite a few did not ask for QRS on QTC -- in fact, did a
couple of QTCs at 42 wpm with no fills!!  Some fine ops in Europe!!
However, if the caller was sending slower, I would immediately QRS.

We ended up with two QTCs left.  I guess this is somewhat typical.

On the other end of the spectrum, one of my fellow ops, Andy, K2LE, won his
first WAE more than 60 years ago,
from Hungary.  Pretty impressive.

For a CW guy, loved this contest.

Only complaint: if you're from Europe and you want QTCs, and you come by my
frequency, dont send just  QTC? without a call. It makes no sense -- I MAY
have QTCs for you -- but I don't know if I don't have your call, and
therefore have to ask you for it.  <Callsign> QTC? would be a much better
way of asking.

73, Gerry W1VE
W1VE at K2LE/1 Operators K2LE, VE4EA, W1VE for WAEDC

On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 6:43 AM, Bob Kupps via CQ-Contest <
cq-contest at contesting.com> wrote:

> Hi while it's still fresh in my mind I would like to ask WAE vets what
> their QTC tactics are in this interesting contest. I would give out
> whatever I had when asked but several of these stations came back later and
> continued to QRM runs I had going, until I was basically forced to stop and
> finish their quota. After that happened a few times I stopped giving QTCs
> to anyone unless I had 10. Any advice?
>
> Thanks 73 Bob HS0ZIA
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