[NCC] CQWW SSB tips

[Tim Duffy]

Operating Tip

 


Dan Zeitlin, K2YWE, has some tips for how to achieve higher QSO rates to
increase your score during this weekend's CQ World Wide DX Contest - SSB.
Higher rates require spending less time per QSO. Here's how.

  

Eliminate wasted words.

Avoid phrases like "please copy" and "thank you for." The quicker and more
efficient each QSO is, the higher your net rate will be.

  

Avoid repetition.

Do not repeat your call or the exchange unless conditions warrant it. If the
station you're working missed part of the exchange, they will ask you for a
fill.

  

Limit fill information.

When a station requests a fill, give only the information that is asked for.
Do not repeat the entire exchange, it wastes your time, and theirs.

  

Avoid partial calls

When giving your call sign, always give your entire call. Partial calls will
only cause stations to ask for more repeats. If they copy only part of your
call, they'll ask you for a repeat.

  

Remember the K3ZO (SK) "Rule of Twice"

If you can't get them after calling twice, move on to another station.
Additionally, you should move on if you come across a station "running" and
they don't give their call sign after transmitting twice.

  

- Thanks to Dan Zeitlin, K2YWE, and Contest University