I get the same response throughout the contests. I can't head copy past
25-28 wpm... so I run at 22-25 wpm. Most guys will call in at around 25 wpm
and I do ok at making it through the QSO without messing it up for them
(I'm not a cw guy, but I like using the contests to get better). The guys
who call in at well over my running speed usually end up slowing down for
me after 2-3 rounds... I am now left wondering why they don't just turn
down their keyer speed to accommodate my lack of head copy speed on the
first call? After all, I am advertising that I am not that darned good at
this yet by running slower and usually higher in the band...
It's no different than me slowing down my pronunciation during a SSB
contest for the guys who are obviously not as quick as me there...
73,
Tim / N6WIN.
On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 7:03 AM, Bill <Bill@ng3k.com> wrote:
>
> According to Skimmer, I was CQing at an average speed of 25 WPM during
> Sweepstakes. Most callers answered at or near my calling speed. But, a
> not insignificant subset responded nearer 35 WPM, including when giving
> their exchange. It seems like some callers assume that if you're running
> at 25 WPM you can copy faster than that. I suspect, in general, that may
> very well be true, but maybe I'm just projecting. And for whatever it's
> worth, I was not using my own call sign, but that of another amateur who
> probably never sends north of 18-20 WPM.
>
> 73,
>
> Bill/NG3K
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