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30 Contesting Tips

from K9JY on October 13, 2007
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CLICK ON THIS LINK-> A checklist for preparing for a contest (Thanks to K9JY).


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by w7zr on April 7, 2008 Mail this to a friend!
Good tips for experienced and new contesters. Would add a little one: keep a pencil and paper to write down the things you think of during the contest. Things that need to be changed before the next test, etc.
 
30 Contesting Tips Reply
by K3MD on June 2, 2008 Mail this to a friend!
Excellent list. Have fun! When you get to the weekend after the week-long stressful job routine, check to see if there is a contest you might like to operate.

John "Doc" K3MD
 
30 Contesting Tips Reply
by nightowl86 on December 1, 2008 Mail this to a friend!
Thanks for the tips! they will be a great help for me!
Jaime :)
 
30 Contesting Tips Reply
by IZ3NVR on July 21, 2009 Mail this to a friend!
Many thanks for your tips....I will try to use them in before the next contest.

73 Stefano IZ3NVR
 
RE: 30 Contesting Tips Reply
by g0vax on April 7, 2010 Mail this to a friend!
Now thats a real good one! The things I would like to change,,,,then the contesting goes mad,,,,and I forget!
 
30 Contesting Tips Reply
by KD4TVB on April 8, 2013 Mail this to a friend!
Thanks for the contesting tips and hope to work you in the nest contest.

Charles,
KD4TVB,
Marshall, NC
 
30 Contesting Tips Reply
by W1GOV on April 13, 2016 Mail this to a friend!
the link to 30 contesting tips seems to be broken
 
Contesting Tip #15 Reply
by ve3kkq on April 8, 2018 Mail this to a friend!
"Accurate logging. A contest is about working stations � and logging them accurately. If you don�t you get penalized."

With tip #15 in mind, why do so many operators rattle off their calls so fast that, I anyway, have to spend precious contact making time trying to figure out what their call sign is?

Another gripe, the station that is making contact after contact for minutes on end and never once gives his call sign, is he just working cluster watchers? Is that even a contest category? Should it be made one?
 
RE: 30 Contesting Tips Reply
by RichadChuck on April 28, 2023 Mail this to a friend!
cool
 
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