F4IOZOlivier · radio amateur · JN18FS

Save the QSO! live incidents

A QSO starts, and everything begins to go wrong: QRM, QSB, a pile-up, a sagging battery, a rising SWR, the CAT down… Up to you to react, quickly and well. All games

The QSO is about to go wrong…

Five QSOs. At each incident, four reactions: the right one saves the QSO, the wrong one spoils it. The dashboard shows the effect, the explanation says why. Keys 1 to 4.

Badges

All-rounderFinish a game of each game.
QSO savedFinish a QSO with at least 50% quality.
Anti-QRMThree best reactions to interference (QRM, pile-up, RF feedback).
Safety firstThe best reaction to the storm and to emergency traffic.
By the rulesThe best reaction to “QRL?”, out of band and identification.
Reliable station5 QSOs at 90% quality or more in a game.
Zero mistakesA whole game with always the best reaction.
Cool head3,500 points or more in an Emergency game.
Regular operatorPlay ten games.

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A QSO, step by step

Listen before transmitting, ask “QRL?”: is the frequency in use?
Call (CQ), answer, exchange the callsigns and the reports (RST: readability, strength, tone).
Identify at the start, at the end, and regularly; log the QSO (UTC time, frequency, mode, report).

When it goes wrong

QRM (interference): it is dealt with on receive — filter, passband, notch. More power does not make you hear better.
QSB (fading): repeat the essentials, spell, be patient.
SWR changing suddenly: a fault. Stop transmitting and check.
Battery: 100 W is about 20 A on transmit. Less power means less current.
Storm: disconnect the antenna. Emergency: it comes before everything, on every frequency.

Fictitious callsigns All the game's callsigns begin with Q: the ITU keeps that series for the Q codes and gives it to no one. No real station is imitated, nothing is sent to a radio or a log.