Scott,
Hal is absolutely correct! Contesting IS a great addiction, so welcome to
it. And congrats on jumping in and giving it a shot too! Along with the fun
of competition in these contest, as you are already aware, you very quickly
increase your code ability, both sending and receiving. Never hesitate to
ask someone to QRS simply because we all had to start at the same place you
are now.
Maybe also give the upcoming NAQP (North American QSO Party) a try also. At
this point, don't worry at all about your score, just try to improve little
by little in each contest you enter.
Welcome to contesting Scott!
73,
Tom - W4BQF
-----Original Message-----
From: secc-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:secc-bounces at contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Hal Kennedy
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 6:59 PM
To: 'Scott Straw'
Cc: secc at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [SECC] IARU - KB4KBS
Scott,
Do not feel the slightest bit put upon for using skimmer. Use anything
you have to build your skills and get your comfort level up. Congrats
on a great score - I mean that. You have an average rate of 15/hour -
which for your first CW contest - and not as easy one by any means - and
running LP -is very good!
Welcome to a great addiction.
73 Hal N4GG
-----Original Message-----
From: secc-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:secc-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Scott Straw
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 8:53 PM
To: SECC
Subject: [SECC] IARU - KB4KBS
IARU HF World Championship
Call: KB4KBS
Operator(s): KB4KBS
Station: KB4KBS
Class: SO CW LP
QTH: Home
Operating Time (hrs): 4 Hours
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Zones HQ Mults
-------------------------------------
40: 60 0 9 8
-------------------------------------
Total: 60 0 9 8 Total Score = 2,346
Club: South East Contest Club
Comments:
This was my first-ever CW-only ham radio contest. A huge thanks goes to
W3WL
and the gang at the North Fulton Amateur Radio League (NFARL) for their
inspiration during Field Day.
I will confess upfront that I used CW Skimmer. You can be "a hater" if
you
want to, but without it I would have just turned the rig off and not
even
tried. With an average sending speed that was 25WPM+, and some ops
sounding
like machine gun fire, whats a beginner to do? Stay out of the pool and
only
let "the big boys" have all of the fun? So what if I had my "water
wings" on?
By the end of the contest I was providing fills with the iambic keyer,
and
picking out partial calls, so for me, it was a great experience. CW
Skimmer
gave me the confidence I needed to wade into a major contest and provide
a few
more contacts to the real players. Discount my score if you feel you
must, but
you can't discount my enjoyment of the event; and yes, I did enjoy it
enough to
stay up until nearly 1:30AM even though I had a 5:00AM alarm clock
expecting to
see my shining face. Monday won't be fun... for my co-workers, I'll be
whistling "CQ TEST" all day :)
-Scott, KB4KBS
Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at:
http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
Scott Straw, CTS-D, CTS-I, EMT-I
Roswell, GA
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