DX & Contest
HF Contester! You can find me in the major Contests...
Below you can find some results and awards.
Special thanks to EA8DO and Mary for their support.
Special thanks to CU2CE and CU2YL for their help to achieve this result. The plaque is shared with them too! Obrigado
Horrible Contest! Lots of SWR issues... nightmare!!!! Lets forget it...
DXCC Status (updated 10/11/2024)
Few tips to be efficient during a Contest and be able to get a good score.
- FULL CALLSIGN. Never answer a call with your last to letter of the callsign. You will waste time repeting twice.
- STOP CALLING CALLING AND CALLING. Once is enough!! There is more people in the test so...others might be stronger than you. Be patient!
- NO DUPES. Dupes are a pain in our asses. Specially if you start discussing if you are in the log or not. Get another contact and go ahead!
- FAST CONTACTS. A contester is not interested in your state, your name, your antenna or even the weather... A contester ONLY needs your contact, be in the log and get the exchange (serial numbers, zone,...). Everything else is EXTRA. Dont waste time!
During a contest is not the time to be friendly. Just "thanks" is enough. Avoid "have a nice day", exchange real reports,...
- CLUSTER. Never trust 100 % the cluster. Sometimes the info, the callsign, is wrong so...if you use a logging program, you just click and move wherever in the band.
Make sure the callsign is the correct one. Just a letter or a number make a huge different...It worth to listen first.
- LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN. Do not ask for the callsign. The contester might be giving it oftently. Wait for it!!!
- CONTESTER CHOOSE. If contester is running a pile-up and choose one callsign. They will only listen that one. Do not try to replace the one...you would waste your time, and everybody time.
- DUPES. If you make several times a contact, do not mess around!!! (Are you sure am I in the log? What time? when? What time?...). Make the contact and go! Dont waste time.
TO BE CONTINUE...