[RTTY] Tips for contesting...

[Robert Chudek]

That was (is) very good advice from another seasoned RTTY contester!

Let me add to it by saying it can be very intimidating to listen to the wall of RF in the 20m RTTY section during a contest. That doesn't mean you need to wedge your way in there and try to make contacts using 100 watts and a dipole in the basement. :-)

Move up the band! Above 14.100, 21.100, or 28.100 you will find nice, open, clear areas to operate. And Don will find you there, no problem! Heck, I'll find you there too!

I suggest avoiding exactly 14.100 where the world wide beacon system is running, but anything higher is fair game.

73 de Bob - K0RC


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Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 09:54:29 -0600
From: Peter Laws <plaws0 at gmail.com>
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On 1/30/06, Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> The hard part is making the psychological jump from being busy all the time (tuning around, calling guys, etc.) to calling CQ and *not* feeling busy all of the time (lots of CQs go unanswered).  The former is an inefficient use of time.  That's why one


Interesting comment.  I'm a 100W+dipole station (and a dipole at about
5 m at the east end at that!) and while I've called CQ a few times, I
always stop because, ta da!, I don't feel busy.

I'll try to make a point of CQing more in the XE contest as a personal
test ... :-)

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