When is high speed CW not speedy? Answer, when sending to me well beyond my SENDING SPEED of 20 WPM. I worked the whole contest at 20wpm sending and rcving (I can do that speed well and remember when
Depends on what setup he was using. At my own station, I use a TS-850SAT with built-in keyer and knob on the front. I just crank the knob back and forth. I do this a lot in contests to adjust to the
Charlie, hs0zcw, is right: Slowing down to the caller's speed used to be standard; but now, *very* few ops will do so (maybe we should keep a list to make public). I even have a function key programm
I think if you are calling CQ at 20 wpm people should answer you at that speed. If they call you at a much higher speed it is just rude. If you call someone, they assume that you were already able to
John, I think you missed one of my comments (below) in this thread (and reminded me that there was on other item I could have added): a. You said, "If you call someone, they assume that you were alre
John, The worst example of a serial number using cut numbers happened to me twice in WPX. I worked two different stations that sent four digit serial numbers ending in 50. Using a cut number for the
You're lucky the station did not use all cut numbers for 50 and sent E T . -- Original Message -- From: Georgek5kg@aol.com To: john@kk9a.com ; cq-contest@contesting.com Cc: hs0zcw@gmail.com Sent: Thu
other than the zero and nine if the person uses cut numbers they loose my contact. I hate them, so just don't work anyone using them. Or maybe I will next time just keep asking for repeats until i ge
Author: "Mike & Coreen Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 23:38:02 -0300
After being away from contesting, more or less, for a dozen years, I've finally got my contesting speed up around 31wpm. It took me about 3 years to go from 20-22wpm to the present day 'contest speed
I agree with the comment below. I do a lot of S&P and always try to get the serial number of the previous QSO if possible. I still have to be alert when I am are sent a serial number because SO2Rs ca
I don't care for cut numbers other than 5NN, the standard "synch pulse" of contest exchanges. During the WPX last weekend with very poor conditions, those using cut numbers hurt themselves and the st
Bob I agree 100% with use of 5nn and also - - 2 in a serial nr exchange, and as you say under condx as we had last weekend , I ask many to QRS and repeat the SN several times to attempt to get it in
Can't you just feel the sportsmanship in that statement! Dit dit, de Hans, K0HB Or maybe I will next time just keep asking for repeats until i get actual numbers. Joe WB9SBD _______________________
I agree with Bob and Rex, but for some odd reason I don't mind a cut number 0 (T) if they are beginning with a SN like 001. My mind can handle that...but once past 100 I like, and expect to hear no c
Show some gratitude and slow down, guys. I spend a good bit of time on a couple of QRP email lists. There are many folks there that are both new to ham radio and to contesting. One of the things that
I do agree with Jeffrey's comment. At the beginning of a contest, I (you) anticipate zero fills in the front of the first 99 numbers with a "T". This is not the same as later in the contest when you
In the N1MM Logger the PageUp/PageDn keys can be programmed to +/- your CW speed in any increment you like. Mine is set to +/- 1 wpm. But also, you can program the Shift + PageUp/PageDn keys for a di
This an interesting thread. One of the interesting observations made at this years CTU was along the lines of "A lot of the serious folks will end up working a good percentage of the serious folks".
This is an interesting thread. I have long noticed that different conditions/ running vs S&P etc require me to vary the speed that I send. When CQing I notice that if I stop getting replies, I start
Bob, this is the best explanation of why not to use cut numbers that I have seen. 73, George k5kg Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contes