[CQ-Contest] Optimum Keyer Speed for WPX

[Randy Thompson]

I agree that many operators seem not to be able to copy at the speed they are 
sending.  I usually do my S&P activity at 32 WPM just to limit the number of 
repeats.  Of course it sometimes depends on how loud you are at the other end 
and how much QRM there is.

I hate these cut numbers.  I never know if the guy sent 'T' for zero, or did I 
miss a dot of 'N' for nine?  I would just as soon have everyone send 5NN and 
then send the full numbers.  But I see this as a trend that will keep getting 
worse before it gets better.  It seems to be all the rage in Europe.

Randy, K5ZD


On Sunday, May 25, 1997 10:02 AM, Wendell Wyly - W5FL [SMTP:w5fl at flash.net] 
wrote:
> I watched the complaints on the packet cluster about very high speed
> contest exchanges and tried a little experiment.  I matched the speed of
> the stations with my keyer and sent my exchange back to them at their speed
> when it was over 35 wpm.  Seven of the ten high speed stations listed could
> not copy at their own speed and asked for repeats.  What is an optimum
> speed setting for a contest with a 7 digit numeric exchange?  Is there less
> confusion of exchanges when alphas are not used except in the 5NN.
>
> Wendell Wyly         W5FL          w5fl at flash.net
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