[UK-CONTEST] CQ WW CW operating techniques

Chris Tran GM3WOJ zl1ct1 at gm7v.com
Wed Dec 2 02:36:37 PST 2009


Hello all

Thanks to everyone for the QSOs in CQ WW CW - I enjoyed this contest much 
more than the SSB leg, despite poorer conditions.  If interested, see my 
3830 posting for GM7V SOAB HP Unassisted :
http://lists.contesting.com/archives/html/3830/2009-11/msg02557.html

Great to hear so much activity from Iceland - used to be difficult to work 
TF/Zone 40 but very easy on most bands last weekend.

Jim MM0BQI asked - do people want to be spotted ?  Yes please - every 10 
minutes throughout the contest if possible - nowadays a lot of people seem 
to have forgotten what their 'tuning' dial is for - you turn it and surprise 
surprise you find a new station or new mult that you have not worked before 
! If you do this regularly, you start finding mults which have *not* been 
spotted so you can work them much more easily and quickly.

As GM7V was 100% unassisted last weekend, you really notice who the good 
operators are and who the duds are - top marks to e.g. PJ4A for identifying 
after every QSO almost - zero marks to V5/DJ4SO - I wasted 5 minutes waiting 
for him to ID despite an eventual barrage of ??? from myself and many 
others. Arrogant and counter-productive operating at its worst.  OK - rant 
over.

73
Chris   GM3WOJ / ZL1CT




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