Some practices vary with the type of contact—casual, contest, organized program (SOTA/POTA), event (JOTA, Field Day), DXpedition—and some are just good practices. This document is a good consensus description, with a lean towards contesting and DXpedition practices. It is called “Ethics and Operating Procedures for the Radio Amateur” and was developed by experience European hams.
https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Eth-operating-IARU-ENGLISH-version3-2010-amended-2021.pdf I also recommend the ARRL Operating Manual, though I haven’t read a recent edition. I actually have it ready to pick up at my library right now. https://home.arrl.org/action/Store/Product-Details/productId/114292 The numbers are usually “serial numbers”. They start with 1 for your first contact and increase with each contact. http://www.arrl.org/contest-basics https://www.qsl.net/zs1an/contesting_faq.html wunder K6WRU Walter Underwood CM87wj http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > On Jun 27, 2023, at 7:53 AM, Karl W Hubbard via Elecraft > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I tried driving out to my local ham fest location as indicated on the ARRL > website, but no one was there, and then went to the past site at the high > school football stadium. No one was there either. > I consider my self a newby, don’t even know the etiquette for contests or > “interrupting” some SSB rag chews I hear on my KX3. People might assume on a > look up on QRZ that I am an “experienced” ham and conclude that I’m one of > those A h0l*s. I am still having to hold a copy of the ARRL band plan in my > left hand as I dial in frequencies and bands with my right! Reading the > instructions as I go. No Elmer’s here. > Questions like: Do you or if so why do some repeat both call signs of > participants of a QSO vs just your own? Are the numbers at the conclusion of > a QSO “ you’re number 28” assigned by the contestant just a way of confirming > or tabulating a QSO? > I guess it’s similar to talking to air traffic control with flying. Most of > ATC conversation with rapid fire instructions is anticipation, but even then > I had trouble reading back directions and squawk numbers etc. I think I must > have some auditory dyslexia, even though my age adjusted frequencies of > hearing are very good. > I am limited by my antenna arrangement, and thus ability to transmit > effectively with 100W running through my KPA100. I would think it becomes a > sort of chicken or the egg issue when it comes to QSOs if you have availed > yourself of all reasonable antenna options (but I am not erecting a 60 foot > tower in the back of my building or mounting my 30 ft MFJ mast with 24 > ground radials spread over the parking lot) and the only weapon left is > transmission power. But the easier it is for people to hear you, the more > enjoyable the radio can be and your communication skills snowball. I’m 68, > and in excellent health, so hopefully I might have a few years at it. I am > looking at taking the plunge next year and getting the K4D and the KPA1500 > but want to increase my knowledge base and will need to upgrade my Buckmaster > 300W 7 band OCFD currently in use to the 3000 W version. I cheat on CW with > keyboard encoding and decoding on the KPX3 set at 15 WPM although all I seem > to get on the KX3 is decoded gibberish**E*EE ** etc. > Finally, how much more sensitive is the K4 for signal reception compared to > the fully filtered KX3? > 73’s > Karl. AF5LQ > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > On Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 5:34 AM, Doug Turnbull <[email protected]> wrote: > > Jan, > You are an inspiration to this 79 year old. I like the city lot > idea as well. Keep pounding the brass in good health. > > 73 Doug EI2CN > > On Tue 27 Jun 2023, 02:29 Jim Brown, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 6/26/2023 2:01 PM, Jan wrote: >>> The K4/at is a delight to operate anytime; this last weekend it was used >> >>> Thanks to the hundred that I had exchanges with >>> >>> 73, Jan K1ND >>> >>> PS: At 86 years of age it was fun! >> >> At W6BX, W6JTI and I, also octogenarians, worked you on at least one >> band. We were QRP with a K3/P3/SVGA, with the entire station on battery >> power. >> >> 73, Jim K9YC >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [email protected] >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
