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What are your favorite contest modes?
Posted: Nov 01, 2007 (390 votes, 9 comments) by VE5ZX

CW
SSB
RTTY
CW & SSB
CW & RTTY
SSB & RTTY
SSB & CW & RTTY
(390 votes, 9 comments)

Survey Results

CW 38% (148)

SSB 17% (65)

RTTY 5% (20)

CW & SSB 14% (55)

CW & RTTY 12% (45)

SSB & RTTY 8% (33)

SSB & CW & RTTY 6% (24)

Survey Comments

Contest modes

I never took part in phone contests after my wife told me I sounded like a parrott !
I had to admit it has some merrit ! What is the challege in speaking ?( for most of us, anyway )

On the other hand, using morse is a skill one has to learn and improve.
CW is more fun, once you get the hang of it- Sweet music !!

73 Rag
Posted by la5he on January 2, 2008

Contest

I like contesting. I prefered mode , the Contest SSB.

73
Team IR9P
Sicily Island
Posted by IR9P on November 1, 2007

SSB RTTY

Just started in RTTY Contest
I like the SSB
New on HF bands

73's F4DVX David
http://perso.modulonet.fr/hamradio/

Posted by F4DVX on October 26, 2007

Contest mode for me

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73, Dick PA2DW
Posted by pa2dw on October 17, 2007

modes

I like contesting. Doesnt matter if CW,SSB or RTTY. Each mode gives benefits and disadvantages. Interesting is knowledge each of them.
Posted by OK1VWK on October 13, 2007

Skill

I guess phone contests have a purpose. When you start out you can just holler into a mic all weekend. As you advance you can send your RTTY macros, but when you want to show some real skill you will use CW.

Either way I hope we can all have fun using the contest mode we enjoy most and continue to improve as we advance our skills.

73, Steve
Posted by oldfart13 on October 8, 2007

CONTEST MODES

Because of licence restriction (correctly so) am limited to 10W. Therefore, CW is the only mode for realistic DX work
Posted by M3ZYN on October 6, 2007

SSB

I use lsb and usb alot since i had my upgrade this year march 17,2007.

see ya ON HF BANDS !!!!

Jackie
KG4ORX
WEBSITE http://webpages.charter.net/kg4orx/

Posted by KG4ORX on October 5, 2007

CONTEST MODES

Here is how I prefer the different modes...
60% SSB
30% CW
10% RTTY ( I just got on RTTY in CQWW RTTY 07).

73
Dave W1CTN
Radio Ansonia Connecticut
Posted by w1ctn on October 4, 2007

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