Your point is taken- But at the same time, by your argument, you can
forget the 20-30% of contest qso's that come from guys who never send in
logs- they're there to participate- and they make up lots of q's! Let's at
least give em a shot-
And I dont think a guy who is barely learning dits and dahs is who we're
talking about - its the guys that are good to 15-20WPM but cant handle
40+- Be careful not to disclude these guys from the fun of playing the
game--
Just my .03- 73,
henry, W2DZO
On Mon, 4 Nov 2002, Jim Forsyth wrote:
> Evidently you had reached a level of proficiency that made that possible.
> Just having ordinary (non contest) QSOs is another method of increasing CW
> profiency. How about a guy who is just at the stage of learning the alphabet
> in terms of dits and dahs, by your arguement he too should be using contests
> to improve.
>
> Jim, AF6O
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Henry Heidtmann" <henry@summitschool.com>
> To: "Jim Forsyth" <jim@forsyth.net>
> Cc: "Contest reflector" <CQ-Contest@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 12:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Unsportsmanlike?
>
>
> > Thats how you improve- by working the contest! I'm no speed demon and
> simply
> > didnt work guys who wouldnt slow down- Happily, I found most did- and
> noting the
> > calls, they are the higher scorers- In 2 instances, the running station I
> called
> > slowed down to below 5 WPM to make a point- He lost my Q and wasted time-
> > Now, I'm good to around 30WPM, but some of the stations were running
> crazy
> > speeds- and ironically, they were NOT the normal high scorers.
> > Dont blame the victim here- either slow down to the callers pace or lose
> the Q.
> > FWIW-
> > Henry, W2DZO
> >
> > Jim Forsyth wrote:
> >
> > > A certain level of proficiency is required even to get your feet wet,
> > > apparently he has not yet reached that. Perhaps it would be better to
> assist
> > > him in improving his CW skills first.
> > >
> > > Jim, AF6O
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
> > > To: "Contest reflector" <CQ-Contest@contesting.com>
> > > Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 8:23 AM
> > > Subject: [CQ-Contest] Unsportsmanlike?
> > >
> > > > I've been working with a local fella on getting into "contesting."
> > > > Everybody needs an elmer, so it seems. After much encouragement and
> > > proding
> > > > on my part, he gave it a go on CW during SS. Below you will find his
> > > > comments. I've scrubbed his name to eliminate any embarassment.
> > > Comments?
> > > >
> > > > Ford-N0FP
> > > > ford@cmgate.com
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > >
> > > > > Well, that was fun. I tried tonight to make a few cw QSO's, just to
> get
> > > my
> > > > > feet wet. Most of the stations were going way to fast for me. I did
> > > > finally
> > > > > find a couple that, after listening for a while, I was able to get
> their
> > > > > call sign down. So, after they finished their CQ, I sent my call. I
> > > > couldn't
> > > > > get them to slow down enough to copy the other stuff, my repeated
> QRS's
> > > > were
> > > > > ignored. I finally quit when one guy slowed down enough to send "go
> > > awy".
> > > > > Great group of hams out there. I hope others had better luck.
> Anyway, I
> > > > > stuck my key back in the box.
> > > > >
> > > > > See ya,
> > > >
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