On 6/13/2010 7:02 AM, John Barber GW4SKA wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Nice to see everyone on the screen. I also worked G3WW and wondered about his
> age!
>
> Comments seen so far have all been praising the contest, even seen 'all
> contests should be run on 75' from one W regular. I thought it was brilliant.
> Much slicker (working 4 a minute at the start) and also very much quicker
> when searching through for new ones. Going back to the other contest on 45
> seemed a complete pain ... so slow! My usual 250Hz filter was OK most of the
> time but it is a bit tight on 75, so had to switch to 500Hz for a few
> contacts.
>
>
From the perspective of one with a poor signal (FT-757, 40 watts and a
vertical), the higher speed seemed to make QSOs much harder for me. I'm
also not in a center of RTTY activity. The difference between 45 and 75
baud pushes me from "yes it's hard but I enjoy it" to "It's impossible
-- why bother." Is there anyone else on the list with a truly weak
signal that had the same reaction? Steve, ZP9EH
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