[ILQSO] Preferred times for Phone & CW during ILQP?

[Hank Greeb]

Thanks, Jim:

I operate so little phone that any hints are helpful.  I'll see if I can 
get my computer program (N3FJP) to "talk" to my rig - like I've done 
with it to send CW, so that repetitive CQ's won't burn out my voice.

I did notice last year that rate dropped fairly quickly on a CW band, 
and it was most noticeable because 20 was all but a dud, 80 wasn't "up" 
yet, so I was stuck on 40.  If such were to happen again this year (I 
hope not), I could oscillate between phone and CW and probably have a 
better rate.

CU on phone and CW during ILQP

73 de n8xx Hg (N9Q from Boone, Dekalb, Winnebago & Ogle Counties, during 
ILQP 2007)

James Funk wrote:
> I doubt that it is necessary to specify, Hank.  When I operate both, I
> just hit one for all it's worth and then change either bands or modes or
> both.  You get an idea pretty quick of what rate you can get on a "new"
> band or mode and move when wherever you are currently drops much below
> that rate.
>
> You will for sure want to spend time on 40 phone calling CQ.
>
> A note to all fixed and portable IL stations:  (reiterating a plea from
> KJ9C)
>
> Please Please PLEASE if you are calling CQ and have several stations
> calling, once in awhile call for mobiles (even if you don't hear any in
> the pileup)!!!  There will probably be one or two, and you will NEVER
> HEAR THEM over the fixed stations!  They will probably be a mult for
> you, but they will go away if they call half a dozen times and get beat
> out by fixed stations.
>
> The same goes for mobiles with big pileups, but things get hectic enough
> there that it's really hard to remember this!
>
> 73, Jim N9JF
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Hank Greeb
> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 5:26 PM
> To: Illinois QSO Party
> Subject: [ILQSO] Preferred times for Phone & CW during ILQP?
>
> When a station operates both phone and CW, what's the preferred times 
> for the modes?
>
> This will be my first time for ILQP and phone - last year my microphone 
> didn't work.
>
> 73 de n8xx Hg
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