I think or club (K9CU) had only a couple people working CW at all this
year - me and one other. We had two stations set up for SSB (10/15 and 40/75
meters) and one station for 20 SSB and all CW bands.
I think only a couple of us had much experience in contesting.
The station used on 20 SSB and 20/40 CW used the same computer and CT for
logging. I was the only person to work 40 CW. I noticed that there were
discrepancies in the logging from previous QSO's when it filled in the
missing data on stations we'd worked on other bands/modes. Mostly these
were with the category, not the section logged.
Also, I was rolling along almost the entire time I operated. Rate was
generally 60-90 per hour just on S&P. The SSB stations didn't fare that
well.
We all had fun anyway - that's what it was all about! The weather was
about as close to perfect as I've ever seen on FD.
73, Zack W9SZ
On Tue, 29 Jun 2004, Shelby Summerville wrote:
> "Robert Brandon" <rbrandon@austin.ibm.com> wrote: "CW was steady. It was
> hard to get phone runs going."
>
> Not from here! In the first 55 minutes, I made 125 contacts on 40 SSB. I'm
> sure that I could have made another 300-400, as the rate was still there,
> but I had all I could stand of SSB! Having two elements at 50' helped
> considerably! :))
> While I agree that Field Day should be a "training" for "real" emergency
> situations, it's painfully evident that those that are accustomed to
> exchanging information (read that as a contest exchange) correctly, fare far
> better than those that try in only on Field Day?
>
> C'Ya, Shelby 1E KY
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