Topband: Fw: Patience in ARRL 160 Contest

[Gary Smith]

Finally... Someone I worked in the contest!

Gary
KA1J

> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Mike & Coreen Smith
> To: topband at contesting.com
> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 6:23 PM
> Subject: Re: Patience in ARRL 160 Contest
> 
> 
> I would have to agree with Herb 100%, in fact, I believe in this past
> ARRL 160, Herb got me as "VE9??" and I sent AA AA (maybe I sent AA 3
> times, I don't recall) and he came right back with VE9AA 5NN etc. and
> we finished very quickly.
> 
> If I'm in S&P mode and the running stn sends to me "VE9A?" or "VE9??"
> I will usually reply with "AA AA" or "AA AA VE9AA" or some variation
> thereof.
> 
> If I get a "??" from the running stn, I presume he's confused or
> doesn't hardly hear me at all, then I'll go the "VE9AA VE9AA" route.
> 
> I would say in the majority of cases though, "AA AA" or "AA AA VE9AA"
> works.
> 
> If I hear VE8?? sent (which I sometimes do) I'll send my full call
> only.
> 
> I know when I am running and I send "WB1??" and I hear this back:
>  "VE9AA VE9AA de WB1ABC WB1ABC" ,  I would've rathern heard "ABC ABC
>  ABC 
> ABC" (or just "ABC ABC").  Better use of time and it's only the suffix
> that I needed.
> 
> Now, whether that's due to there being so few VE9's in contests and DX
> pileups, "super check partial" SCP, or people actually remembering me
> (gasp!) I don't know, but most guys get me the 2nd time around,
> QRM/QSB/QRN or whatever.
> 
> Mike VE9AA
> --------------------------
> Doung, So many times I just hear the prefix and the suffix drops out
> or is covered by noise. It maybe a mental thing as I have no other
> explanation where the prefix comes through time and time but the
> suffix is lost. Since I know what the correct suffix is, sending only
> the missing information make so much sense and saves valuable time. In
> such cases sending only the missing data is what I would recommend for
> stations struggling to get in the log as the prefix is already
> confirmed to both of the stations. So many times DX-peditions will not
> get my call correctly and butcher a portion of it...like "KV4Z ur 5NN"
> to which I immediately reply "FZ...FZ...FZ KV4FZ K" This procedure
> works every time especially layers deep in piles up. Thanks for your
> remarks,
> 
> 
> Herb, KV4FZ
> 
> Mike, Coreen & Corey Smith
> 699 Rte 616 Keswick Ridge
> NB
> Canada
> E6L 1T1 
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