[SESprint] NA Sprint CW AA4LR LP

[Bill Fisher, W4AN]

If I need a fill I send a string of dits until everyone stops
calling.  Then I send NR?  NAME?  QTH?. 

As for speeds...  IMO, if you are frustrated by the speeds than you are
letting the contest control you, instead of the other way around.  

73


On Mon, 9 Sep 2002, Pete Smith wrote:

> At 03:32 AM 9/9/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >Bill, I had the same problem here; I am sending at 24 WPM and guys come back
> >with 40 and before I can even ask for a fill they are working someone
> >else... automatic not in log.. the main reason why I don't care much for the
> >contest!
> 
> I heard a bunch of situations that could have turned into this situation, 
> but didn't because the station that needed the fill hung in and re-asked 
> his question after the new caller dumped his call-sign.  Another thing that 
> seems to help is to avoid sending your query starting with a dash, because 
> T or TU means everything's OK.  So "?NR?" or "?NAME?" works a lot better 
> than "NR?" or "NAME?"  Otherwise  you can just wait for the guy you just 
> worked to send the missing element during his next exchange....
> 
> 73, Pete N4ZR
> 
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