[CQ-Contest] CWOPS CWT Tactics

[K4RO Kirk Pickering]

1) Operate as many CWTs as you can. Call sign and exchange recognition 
will become second nature after working the same folks every week for a 
few years. Plus, you'll improve your skills with each event.

2) Run as fast as you can go. Average speed this morning was 37 wpm.

3) Have a strong clean signal, and be able to hear well.

4) Time is of the essence in a one-hour contest -- don't waste seconds.

For the record, I very rarely dual-CQ in the CWTs, and usually only when 
about to QSY to another band. Mostly, I'm just running as fast as 
possible, occasionally picking off a second radio QSO with 
"old-fashioned" SO2R.

73, --Kirk K4RO


On 6/26/2019 9:26 AM, N4ZR wrote:
> I find myself really getting into the CWTs these days - 2 one-hour 
> sessions are fun without wiping out my day, and it's too bad the third 
> session is so late here on the East Coast, but I understand the purpose.
> 
> Anyhow, looking at the online scores, I'm blown away.  How on earth do 
> the top ops manage over 200 QSOs in an hour, like this morning?  As for 
> 47 Qs in 10 minutes by K3WJV - I am in awe.
> 
> Anyone care to share tactical insights? For instance, running vs S&P, 
> when and on what bands, depending on the session?
> 
>