I really never had any problem with dupe sheets. i hear soo many
complain about them I made my own and was a simple aplha numeric grid,
the number and the letter after thenumber, not any slower than a
computer version,
EXCEPT THAT YOU HAVE TO ENTER A CALL AFTER WORKING THEM WHEREAS ON THE
COMPUTER IT'S AUTOMATIC.
Joe WB9SBD
Mike Fulcher wrote:
>HI Greg,
>
>I write left handed so I've always sent with my right hand. Same
>goes for the keyboard. I key the characters with my left hand while
>sending with my right hand. It is a good skill to master and makes
>you more flexible. Keep at it until it becomes natural. (I have no
>desire to go back to the manual logging, especially dupe sheets!)
>
>Mike
>KC7V
>
>At 04:28 8/30/2009, Greg - N3ZL wrote:
>
>
>>I am nineteen years old and have been contesting for five years now.
>>Though contesting today is full of computerized logging, rig control,
>>DX clusters, and other high tech tools, I think it is interesting to
>>learn techniques and tips from the era of handwritten logs. I find it
>>quite enjoyable to operate an occasional contest back to basics with
>>the radio, paddles, and paper and pencil. From sending cw with your
>>non-dominant hand and logging with your other hand to how to
>>streamline the paper logging process to how exactly a paper dupe sheet
>>was kept and used, I would like to hear about these techniques and
>>others from the many experienced contesters on this list. I believe
>>learning and practicing these skills is quite fun and could one day
>>pay off if, by some chance, I find myself in a DX location during CQ
>>WW without a computer. :)
>>
>>73 de Greg N3ZL
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