Bruce VE9QR[P]Feb 23

Great fun in the ARRL DX CW contest this weekend: over 300 QRP QSOs.

Here's a short video on a really helpful trick with modern radios during CW contests:

https://youtube.com/shorts/j_Klch4Pp0E?si=ENbLJ2py3W9qhLYs

Passband tuning during ARRL DX CW contest #hamradio

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Show threadJim - VE1KM
@ve9qrp Interesting, I'll have to play with my #FTdx10 passband, contour, and notch controls to see if I can do something like you were demonstrating.
Feb 23 at 1:05pmWeb
Show threadBruce VE9QR[P]Feb 23

@VE1KM It might be helpful to check out 20m during a mid-week 'test to try out the passband tuning.

The CW bands are just not busy enough in usual circumstances to require it. Even during this 'test, I don't think I used it on 80m or 40m. But on 20m and 15, there were several QSOs I couldn't log without it.