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RE: Who can work a contester?	Reply
by AB7E on September 2, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
To K9RFZ, You don't really need to send the contester a QSL to verify the contact. I say that not to discourage you from doing so, but only so that other non-contesters won't hold back from calling a contester because they think maybe they need to send a QSL. It simply isn't required. The best thing to do is to send in a checklog, but if you don't want to take the trouble to do that (many don't, including myself if I'm not seriously in the contest), it's a good idea to try to make at least a few contacts with anyone obviously in the contest. That way, when they submit their logs, the sponsor's log checking software will see your callsign in enough logs to assume that you were legitimate contacts and not fabricated ones. But even if you only make one contact (identified as a "unique" by the log checking software), most contests will assume a contact is valid unless there is evidence to the contrary. As an occasionally serious contester, I can assure everyone that contesters appreciate and encourage any and all contacts that comply with the rules of the contest. That excludes, however, stateside stations who call stateside contesters during DX-only contests. That isn't appreciated much at all ....

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by N5LRZ on September 11, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Re AB7E... The following is a conversation that I heard several times during the most recent Worked Asia contest as a single station was calling CQ Asia. A station was sending a hell of a nice CQ signal on 40 meters calling CQ Asia--WELLLLLL over S9. And being as his signal was obnoxious loud (turns out he had a 40 meter beam) US people were making replies. The op politely stated that he could not work them in the contest and that only Asia contacts counted but thanks for the call--immediately/promptly going back to call CQ Asia without waiting for reply. His way of saying, thanks for the call but go away for the time being. So there will be times when a person calling CQ in a contest just might not want you to even reply if your contact does not add to his contest score. The greater the BS the fewer the point contacts per min. And if you are curious, once he cleared all the US stations out the JAs and other Asian calls started to flow like a torrent. I counted at the very least 35 JAs plus several other Asian Countries standing in line to work this person. It sounded like he was doing very nicely in the contest, score wise.

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by K5END on October 11, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
I'm new to contesting and have noticed that in CW mode, "CQ" isn't always used in the CQ announcement. I've heard "TEST," "NA," and "TQP" for example. I'm guessing the absence of "CQ" may tend to reduce responses from casual or newbie listeners, for better or worse.

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by VK4TJF on October 14, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
i just did the oceanic DX contest and if your a station that is not an oceanic DXCC entity then you don't score any points except for contacts with OC stations. so if you call them then they don't want your call. also while doing the contest there was some JA contest on, those stations did not want my contact as only JA contest. they were polite in telling me so. The first class operator club is another one where they only want to contact each other. however also during the contest i worked alot of Europe stations. I was told by one that he was doing the EU sprint and we both benefited. in the Oceanic dx contest rules they encourage contacts with people not in the contest and don't have a deduction of points for working non-oceanic stations. close to the end of the contest things slow down considerable since you can work stations only once. this is the best time to make contacts and new meat really attracts contacts. i suggest that you read the monthly contest column in QST, get to know the major contests and if you look at the front page of eham on friday there will be the weekend contests. so keep aware as it is an easy way to increase your country count even if you don't put in a log. and yes big contest stations do QSL!

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by N5JFJ on October 15, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
I rescently called upon a station in Wyoming, working the California QSO Party, because I sure needed that state for my ARRL WAS and LOTW. It's one of those States that when you get down to the end - I just never have been able to make a contact! I never even got to explain myself, or ask for the favor of the contact because when I said that I wasn't in the Contest the fella abruptly stated that he was only working those in the California QSO Party. Well...I sorta sat there then...what else could I say, as he just went on calling CQ Contest, California QSO Party. Yeah I was Sort of embarrassed, and sort of broken hearted, at the same time! Oh well I suppose that is Ham Radio, and I know that. So? Any of you fellas that live in Wyoming or North Dakota, I think that is what I need to help finish out a WAS log. I'd sure be happy to make a contact. God Bless and 73 DE Jerry N5JFJ

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