[NCC] Multiple Calls in CQ 160

[jimk8mr at aol.com]

While any contest can get boring as it goes on and you run out of new people to work, a single band contest such as a 160 meter contest, can be especially bad for all but the most serious competitors.
But do note that CQ contests, unlike the ARRL contests, do not have a "one transmitter, one callsign" rule. So you're free to start over fresh using a new callsign from a previously used QTH or radio.
I've done this before in CQ160, using one call on Friday night, and a new one on Saturday night. It sure beats tuning by people, or having people tune by me, who I worked the first night.
I suggest you don't get crazy with the concept - lining up to work a buddy with five callsigns in a row is indeed unsportsmanlike. Take off at least a few hours before returning to use an old call. But using multiple calls giving others chances at more QSOs is a feature, not a bug.


73  -  Jim   K8MR