Topband: slow speed contester

[k6xt]

Great advice Rick. In my post I should have added something about 
eradicating every nonessential dit from the exchange.

73 Art K6XT~~
Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm.


On 11/24/2011 9:35 AM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
> The biggest problem with working slow speed stations in
> the ARRL 160 is that I leave the frequency "unattended"
> for too long, and risk having an east coast station
> fire up his CQ machine.  To mitigate this, the slow
> speed station should send the minimum number of characters:
> "5NN SV".  Please don't send QSL, 73, BK, etc.  Please
> don't wait several seconds before coming back to me.
> Be prepared for me to send "TU" as soon as I hear your
> section.  If you can't copy my call at my CQ speed,
> send "CALL?".  Otherwise, I will send your exchange slow
> but assume you managed to copy my call despite the high
> speed.  If sending with a straight key, please err on
> the high side of the 3:1 dash to dot ratio, and please
> leave appropriate spaces between characters and between
> RST and section.  Conditions for QRS stations tend to
> be friendlier higher in the band and later in the contest.
>
> CU on the air next weekend when we "Occupy 160 meters", hi.
>
> Rick N6RK
>