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Re: [CQ-Contest] SS Musings...

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SS Musings...
From: Doug Smith <dougw9wi@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:46:43 -0600
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Zack Widup wrote:
> I heard one station calling CQ at about 25 wpm and I answered at
> approximately the same speed. He came back to me at about 40 wpm (which is
> fine - I can copy to about 50 or 55 wpm). Out of curiosity, I waited to see
> if he did that for anyone else. He didn't.
> 
> Maybe he knew I could copy at that speed?
> :-)

Actually I *do* do that..

I've found that when things are slow, even a modest reduction in speed can 
bring out a noticeable increase in callers.  So I'll be running at 
something like 22-24wpm when someone I know can work much faster calls.  I'll 
QRQ to something like 30-32wpm for just that QSO and then back it back 
down to 22-24.

That did turn out to be a mistake in one case, when it turned out the 
"QRQ-capable" caller had a guest op who wasn't quite as fast as the host...

-- 

Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View, TN  EM66
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