Brian
Contesters want to work everyone. No sane contester is going to ask why
anyone enters. Get in there and enjoy yourself! If it takes a few tries
to copy a call because they're speedy, that's OK.
Another thing contesters want is new contesters. Myself I try to
remember to slow down the keyer when responding to slow CW, thinking
maybe the other fellow hasn't yet mastered the higher speeds. Just like
me when I started out. Nobody's born with it.
Similarly, contesters want their information to be copied the first
time. Repeats are expensive time-wise. Another good reason to slow down
to near the speed of the caller.
Choose your calls wisely and you'll have a ball. The main thing is to
jump in!
While you're thinking about code speed please check out the CW Ops
organization, cwops.org. CW Ops has a "CW Academy" whose purpose is to
mentor folks at any level who want to improve CW speed and accuracy.
The next 3 weekends are filled with CW contesting. Enjoy!
--
73 Art K6XT~~
Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm.
Brian wrote:
Hi Folks:
I'm a slow CW op (less than 10 WPM). Would it be worth my time to
participate, or will my slow speed slow down other stations and while I add
to the QRM?
73
Brian, KD6NRP
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