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☀ Solar
SFI 121
SN 99
A 11
K 3 Unsettled
X-Ray B9.7
Wind 432.5 km/s
Aurora 4
Updated 11:00 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Poor 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Fair
Night 80/40m Fair 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 finally clicked for me after years of doing it wrong

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

  2. SO2R — is it actually worth the hassle or am I overthinking this

    Daniel Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 69 views
    John Anderson

  3. SO2R worth the hassle for a single op weekender?

    Diana Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 70 views
    Michelle Taylor

  4. SO2R during contests — is it actually worth the headache?

    David Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 84 views
    Amanda Williams49

  5. SO2R rate tricks — what actually moves the needle vs what feels like it does

    Bob Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 89 views
    Emily Rodriguez

  6. SO2R timing and when to actually switch radios — still not getting this right

    James Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 106 views
    Maria Santos

  7. SO2R actually worth the setup headache or am I overthinking this

    Sarah Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 126 views
    Robert Martinez

  8. SO2R — is the rate gain actually worth the setup headache

    Jennifer Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 88 views
    Patricia Lee

  9. SO2R worth the hassle for weekend warriors? thinking about trying it for sweepstakes

    Kimberly Brooks,
    • 1 reply
    • 84 views
    Daniel Rodriguez

  11. SO2R worth it for casual contesters or is it overkill

    Northern Ham,
    • 1 reply
    • 101 views
    Michelle Lewis

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

    Mark Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 106 views
    David Thomas

  13. SO2R during sweepstakes — is the rate gain actually worth the headache

    Thomas White,
    • 1 reply
    • 102 views
    Diana Foster

  14. SO2R worth it at my skill level or am i just burning myself out

    Emily Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 77 views
    Ashley Wilson81

  15. SO2R — is it actually worth the hassle for a casual contester

    Michael Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 121 views
    Karen Brown

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

    Angela Turner,
    • 1 reply
    • 108 views
    Angela Turner

  17. SO2R actually worth the headache or am I overcomplicating things

    John Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 133 views
    Emily Davis22

  18. SO2R finally clicked for me after years of messing it up

    Sarah Wilson93,
    • 1 reply
    • 87 views
    Carlos Mendoza

  19. SO2R worth the headache for casual contesters or just stick to single radio?

    Jennifer Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 95 views
    Kiwi Operator

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

    Jennifer Wu,
    • 1 reply
    • 136 views
    Karen Walker

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

    Sarah Mitchell94,
    • 1 reply
    • 93 views
    Ashley Wilson

  22. SO2R worth the hassle for casual contesters or just overkill

    Rebecca Turner,
    • 1 reply
    • 117 views
    Nicole Martin

  23. SO2R worth the headache for casual contesters or just leave it alone

    David Williams50,
    • 1 reply
    • 101 views
    James Wilson48

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

    Rick Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 102 views
    Michael Moore

  25. SO2R without losing your mind — how do you actually manage the rate

    James Holloway,
    • 1 reply
    • 107 views
    Amanda Thomas

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

    Patricia Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 110 views
    Susan Clark

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