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

[James Funk]

Hank, you probably are already doing this, but if the rate falls on 40
cw, do some quick "cruising" to look for mobiles CQing.  Many of them
will be mults for you, and they may have heard you earlier but couldn't
break the pileup. They will be thrilled to have you call!

Same goes for 40 SSB, though most mobiles won't spend much time CQing
there as it isn't very productive for a weak station.

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: Thursday, October 04, 2007 8:49 AM
To: Illinois QSO Party
Subject: Re: [ILQSO] Preferred times for Phone & CW during ILQP?

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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