Amen!
Nothing gets you like an unexpected cut number or omission or transposition
of the exchange. My brain gets it, but my fat fingers don't! Invariably I
mess up the keyboard entry, lose concentration and need a repeat. What was
with the guys who omit their call in the exchange? My brain does a check
for that and when it's not there, I'm late inputting the ck and sec. It's
OK at 25 wpm, but at 30+ wpm, my brain is expecting the proper sequence.
I also intentionally ask for a fill when I get cut numbers in SS.
My 2 cents.
Jon Hamlet, W4ZW
Casey Key Island, Florida
"A little piece of paradise in the Gulf of Mexico"
One guy gave
> me dit dahdit for his check. It was 59. I asked for a fill. But, my
brain
> wants to tell me its the beginning of ENY. I can copy 40 WPM with not
much
> problem, and QSO in well of excess of 30. I can copy CW pretty well. But,
> my brain doesn't react quick enough during the exchange, and I end up
> missing the next part while the stupid cut numbers are processing.
>
> EVERY guy that gave me cut numbers, I asked for a fill on purpose. Call
> me a bad man, but, hey, it is what it is.
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