Ron et al
To those who, like myself, can't send slowly with a paddle (my comfortable
speed is 25 wpm) try this. What I find helpful is to have both a paddle
and a straight key hooked up to all my radios. It is easier to send 2, 3,
5 or whatever wpm with a straight key (also helpful for tuning up.
I always try to match the sender's answer speed - if I forget try QRS
always works. I'm not in the northeast anymore, gotta grab contacts
however I can here in Central Florida, whatever the mode (or speed). 1 wpm
or 40 wpm, a "Q" is a "Q".
Bob Cumming
W2BZY
QRV 160M - 13CM
from EL98hr At 03:23 PM 7/31/2003 -0400, Rogers, Ron wrote:
>Absolutely......we have the W9ICE CW "CQ Boxes" running at about 15 - 18 WPM
>consistently, but we have also programmed the CQ message specifically to
>make it easier to copy by slower CW operators. The way we do it is by
>programming in extra delay between the W - 9 - I - C - E characters and
>repeating the callsign 6 times in one CQ loop. We've had a number of people
>comment that it is so much easier to read that way out of the long distance
>noise with rapid fading.
>
>When we hear a slower station trying to answer our operators always shift
>gears down to match their sending speed.
>
>We will always go as slow as you want...........
>
>Ron
>-WB8ERB-
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Andrew T. Flowers, K0SM [mailto:flowersa@alltel.net]
>Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 2:29 PM
>Cc: vhfcontesting@contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] CW ops, pse qrs when contesting
>
>
>For those of you how are a little shakey on the code, don't hesitate to
>call a station that is sending much faster than you. Any good op will
>slow down to match your speed. If not, all you have to do is send "PSE
>QRS" until he/she figures it out. I know there are several "no-coders"
>around here who have learned the value of CW on the microwaves, so do
>your best to make it a positive learning experience for them!! And as
>always, don't hesititate to call a SSB station on CW if they can't hear you.
>
>Andy K0SM/2
>
>Bill Burgess wrote:
>
> >Greetings all,
> >
> >I am willing to work both ssb and cw in contesting. But if a cw operator
>goes so fast I cannot identify the call it is hard to work him. Likewise, I
>have found a few who would not qrs when requested and thus a contact was
>lost. My code speed was much better from 1958 to 1968 than it is now and I
>hope to improve it so I can keep up to you. Meantime, please qrs if cw is
>your preferred medium when you hear me calling you.
> >
> >Thanks muchly.
> >
> >Bill
> >
> >Email: braillist@sympatico.ca
> >
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