On Tuesday, May 27, 1997 14:42 PM, MarchandJohn[SMTP:jmarchand@ecrm.com] wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>I've found over the years of contesting, the optimum keying speed for my
>callsign(s) -K1CGJ, K1RC- is 28-30 wpm., whether running QRP or
>I wont hesitate to crank it up to 32/34 or faster, for the good-fast
>stations,
>I'll crank it down to 5-10 too for the casual or less experienced op. who
>needs
>a helping hand. -I was there once myself, as we all were at one time or
>another.
>
>John K1RC
>
>
John,
I have noticed the same thing. However, I get easily
influenced by the big boys I am working and crank it
up to 34 only to run across a series of stations that
for one reason or another require me to drop to 28.
If I would just leave it alone on 28 or 30, I think my
rate would be much better...
I can't tell you the number of times I have run across
stations in SS/Sprint/WPX and found them with really
big numbers (anything bigger than my number is a
really big number to me) and they are ambling along
at 22-25 wpm..and they don't even speed up for
stations sending >30...fascinating...how do they do that?
73,
Dale Martin, KG5U
kg5u@hal-pc.org
http://www.hal-pc.org/~kg5u
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