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☀ Solar
SFI 121
SN 93
A 11
K 2 Quiet
X-Ray B9.5
Wind 413.9 km/s
Aurora 2
Updated 05:30 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Fair
Night 80/40m Good 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Poor

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Contesting Strategies

Discuss contest strategies, rate improvement, station setup, propagation timing, and scoring in radio contests.

  1. SO2R actually worth the headache? thinking about setting it up for next contest season

    Mike Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 8 views
    Diploe Dan

  2. SO2R actually worth the headache? thinking about making the jump

    David Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 12 views
    Ham Fan

  3. SO2R during a contest - how do you guys actually manage the second radio without losing your mind

    Rachel Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 21 views
    Tom Wilson

  4. SO2R worth the headache for casual contesters or just leave it to the serious guys

    James Moore18,
    • 1 reply
    • 23 views
    CW Whisperer

  5. SO2R during a sprint - am i overcomplicating this

    Emily Wilson37,
    • 1 reply
    • 22 views
    Linda Wilson

  6. SO2R worth the headache for casual contesters or just stick with S&P?

    Carlos Santos,
    • 1 reply
    • 22 views
    Maria Rodriguez

  7. SO2R during sweepstakes - is it actually worth the headache

    Ashley Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 26 views
    CW Whisperer

  8. SO2R worth it for a casual contester or just more headache than its worth

    Lisa Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 47 views
    Steven Clark

  9. SO2R actually worth the headache? my rate barely improved

    James Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 47 views
    James Wilson94

  11. SO2R finally clicked for me after years of trying - a few things that actually helped

    DX Hunter,
    • 1 reply
    • 44 views
    James Wilson48

  12. SO2R worth the hassle for a casual contester?

    Jessica Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 49 views
    Susan Johnson

  13. SO2R worth the hassle for casual contesters or is it overkill

    Linda Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 61 views
    Kevin O'Brien

  14. SO2R actually worth the headache for single weekend contests?

    James Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 66 views
    Sarah Thompson

  15. SO2R rate optimization - when does it actually help vs hurt your score

    Amanda Clark,
    • 1 reply
    • 67 views
    David Davis

  16. SO2R during sprint contests - is it even worth the headache

    Jessica Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 53 views
    Karen Johnson

  17. SO2R worth it for casual contesters or is it just adding complexity

    Michael Moore99,
    • 1 reply
    • 47 views
    Amanda Williams49

  18. SO2R worth the hassle for casual contesters or am I overcomplicating this

    John Johnson16,
    • 1 reply
    • 57 views
    Michael Thomas87

  19. SO2R worth it for a serious but not elite contester?

    David Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 51 views
    Daniel Smith

  20. SO2R actually worth the hassle? trying to figure out if i'm leaving points on the table

    David Kowalski,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    Linda Thompson

  21. SO2R actually worth the headache for a casual contester?

    Daniel Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 78 views
    Emily Davis

  22. SO2R actually worth the headache? thinking about setting it up for sweepstakes

    Robert Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 77 views
    Frank Nakamura

  23. SO2R actually worth the headache for a casual contester?

    DX Lover,
    • 1 reply
    • 78 views
    Lisa Chen

  24. SO2R actually worth the headache? thinking about setting it up

    Emily White,
    • 1 reply
    • 72 views
    David Anderson

  25. SO2R actually worth it for a single op? thinking about taking the plunge

    Diana Foster,
    • 1 reply
    • 85 views
    Bob Martinez

  26. SO2R finally clicked for me after years of doing it wrong

    Catherine O'Brien,
    • 1 reply
    • 97 views
    Jessica Wilson66

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