= NOW 7 1/2 WPM = TAILENDING, THEY WILL DO SO. THAT WILL SLOW YOU DOWN AND MAKE COMPLETING CONTACTS MORE DIFFICULT. HAVE A FIXED PATTERN FOR YOUR EXCHANGE. THIS IS EXTREMELY HELPFUL TO CHASERS WHO MAY ONLY FAINTLY HEAR YOUR SIGNAL. AT THE END OF A CONTACT, USE A RECOGNIZABLE PATTERN, LIKE 73 DIT DIT ON CW, OR 73 = END OF 7 1/2 WPM TEXT = QST DE W1AW < ES BELOW 14R025 MHZ WILL < QST DE W1AW = LIMIT YOUR CHASERS TO AMATEUR EXTRA CLASS OPERATORS. SSB OPERATIONS TEND TO BE MORE FLUID. WHEN YOU CAN, OPERATE ON A FREQUENCY NEAR ANOTHER SOTA STATION, AND BE AWARE OF LICENSE CLASS RESTRICTIONS. ON 20 METER SSB, CONSIDER OPERATING NEAR THE UPPER END OF THE BAND. CALL CQ FREQUENTLY. USE YOUR RADIOS VOICE OR CW MEMORY CAPABI