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 it was considered fast?), lots as H&P so the other
station already knew my speed because I called him at 20.
He sends four numeral S.N. at 40wpm, so I have to ask for THREE repeats,
one for each of the last three numerals. If, like good ops of old, he just
came down to 20, no repeats and no delays and no cursing me under his
breath.
I guess some programs are difficult to adjust speed or maybe "real"
contesters are just arrogant??? My radios have a speed knob right on
front.
I bet that without RBN and code readers, the speed demons would not be able
to run like that. BTW, by sending 5NN at 70wpm followed by the SN at 40
keeps even the smartest code readers missing the first few numbers as it
re-times from 70 down to 40.
I copied the "cut numbers" as letters and plan to send in a log that way.
When will ops begin to use cut numbers inside their call signs too?... I
used E2E, and guess I could have signed EAE.
Also, when my friend can win his category for Asia and not know code,
really, something is wrong with contesting and respect for and satisfaction
with human achievement.
Oh, have my smart phone tell me when the next contest is over and how my
new, 80wpm, fully automated station did in scores. 73,
--
Charly, HS0ZCW ... this time instead as E2E... and watched all those hi
speed ops cope with that, hee hee.
See Steef note here also.
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