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Contest Glossary

Common Contesting Terms

For a complete up-to-date list of all terms as maintained by Patrick Barkey, N9RV - courtesy Contest University - see

http://contestuniversity.com/attachments/Contesting_Terminology.pdf

 

  • 10-minute rule-

    Refers to a limit on the number of band changes permitted in an hour or how long a station is required to operate on a band after making a band change.

  • Alligator+

  • Bonus+

  • Breakdown+

  • Busted+

  • Cabrillo+

  • Checklog+

  • Cut Numbers+

  • DQ+

  • Dupe+

  • Exchange+

  • Hired gun+

  • Hold+

  • HP, LP, QRP+

  • LCR+

  • MO, MS, MM, M2+

  • Move+

  • Mult+

  • Not In the Log (NIL)+

  • Off-time+

  • Packet+

  • Penalty+

  • QSO points+

  • Rate+

  • Robot+

  • Rover+

  • Run+

  • Search-and-Pounce (S&P)+

  • Serial number+

  • SO, SOAB, SOSB+

  • SPC or S/P/C+

  • Spot+

  • Spotting network+

  • Sprint+

  • Sunday driver+

  • UBN+

  • Unique+

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