[UK-CONTEST] Changes to the CC and the Sprint for 2012.

[Dave Sergeant]

Indeed. For those of us who only ever operate on CW, it would go 
something like this.

Have a quick CW QSO.

Hunt for microphone buried somewhere in the shack, work out what socket 
it goes in, change logging software to send just 59, not 599. Now where 
is the phone section of the band?... 15 minutes later have a QSO, get 4 
and 3 report, oh dear don't seem to be getting out.

Dig out digi interface (assuming I have got round to building one 
beforehand). Unplug microphone to plug it into the same hole. Open up 
RTTY software, now how do I drive that? Eventually get a QSO. Now on to 
PSK, another 15 minutes manage to work somebody.

Quick CW QSO again.

Now where did I put that mike?... Oh, don't worry, the contest has 
finished.

73 Dave G3YMC

On 9 Dec 2011 at 9:06, Stewart Rolfe wrote:

> What was it that John McEnroe used to shout at the umpire on Centre
> Court??!!
> 
> The idea is to persuade doubters to have a go at the sprints, not to
> kill 'em off altogether...
> 
> 73,
> 
> Stewart, GW0ETF
> 
> 
> > Contesters start on any mode they want from SSB, CW, RTTY
> > PSK.
> > Once a contact has been made and a QSO completed with all
> > the usual 
> > required info passed between the two, the Call sign that
> > initiated the 
> > call e.g.the CQ caller and responder must both then change
> > mode to make 
> > his or her next QSO, this is completed in all subsequent
> > QSO's.
> > 
> > QSO's must be completed in the following order SSB>
> > CW>RTTY>PSK>SSB etc 
> > etc naturally after starting on the mode you want, so if
> > you start on 
> > SSB your second QSO must be in CW followed by RTTY etc, if
> > you start on 
> > CW then second QSO RTTY followed by PSK etc.
> 
> _________


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