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☀ Solar
SFI 128
SN 73
A 6
K 1 Quiet
X-Ray B9.3
Wind 401.6 km/s
Aurora 2
Updated 00:00 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 12/10m Fair
Night 80/40m Good 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 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 worth the headache for a casual contester?

    Jessica Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 99 views
    Jessica Wilson

  2. SO2R during SS — is it actually worth the setup headache

    Jessica Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 82 views
    Amanda Anderson

  3. SO2R finally clicked for me after years of trying — some thoughts

    Sarah Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 57 views
    Jennifer Walsh53

  4. SO2R during sprint contests — worth the headache or just making things worse

    Rachel Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 82 views
    Nicole Larsen

  5. SO2R worth the headache for casual contesters or just for the serious guys

    Jessica Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 143 views
    Sarah Mitchell

  7. SO2R worth the headache? thinking about trying it for the next big contest

    Karen Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 72 views
    Catherine O'Brien

  8. SO2R during SS — worth the hassle or am I overcomplicating things

    Michael Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 104 views
    Bob Martinez

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

    Mike Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 145 views
    Mike Johnson

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