I LOVE it when people call me and send me the exchange at QRQQ speeds. Lots of
guys know I can copy insanely fast (no problem copying up to about 110 wpm) and
I regularly have some guys work me at 60 + WPM during a contest.
73,
Cal, K0DXC
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This message is from a Virgin Mobile customer. Enjoy.
------Original Message------
From: <n4zr@comcast.net>
To: "Zack Widup" <w9sz.zack@gmail.com>
Cc: "CQ Contest" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:52:29 PM +0000
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SS Musings...
Maybe he did, Zack, or maybe he had just worked someone really slow and had
forgotten to kick his speed back up before he called CQ.
73, Pete N4ZR
----- Original Message -----
From: "Zack Widup" <w9sz.zack@gmail.com>
To: "CQ Contest" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 9:57:59 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SS Musings...
I heard one station calling CQ at about 25 wpm and I answered at
approximately the same speed. He came back to me at about 40 wpm (which is
fine - I can copy to about 50 or 55 wpm). Out of curiosity, I waited to see
if he did that for anyone else. He didn't.
Maybe he knew I could copy at that speed?
:-)
73, Zack W9SZ
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 9:02 PM, <Aldewey@aol.com> wrote:
> I am perfectly fine with guys calling me at the speed they are comfortable
> with. I almost always slow down when they do this which is fine. I spend
> a
> lot of time with the ALT F9 and ALT F10 keys during SS and other contests
>
> However, there is one related thing that really bugs me. I'll never
> understand why QRP stations feel I will copy them better if they slow way
> down.
> Some even feel, because they are QRP, it is best to send everything twice
> I
> have found that there is a lot less chance of some crud taking out part of
> their transmission if they send at a normal speed. I am actually more
> likely to miss something if they are sending slow. More importantly, I
> cross my
> fingers that nobody is going to steal my run freq. when I am copying a QRP
> station who has decided to slow way down.
>
> I truly admire the QRP stations. But, please, don't feel obligated to QRS
> just because you are QRP.
>
> 73,
>
> Al, K0AD
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