[CQ-Contest] RE: Unsportsmanlike?

[V G]

Maybe that was the Gent's problem - his key is "in the box" way too often... 
Can't expect to drop a rookie in the Indy 500 & do well, without many, many 
practice laps to get them up to speed.
Same thing in this instance. Sorry if he felt that way...
I'm not even sure if I can QRS to "low-code" anymore. By the time I sent to 
the end of a word, I'd forget where I was!

Vic
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Message: 4
From: "Ford Peterson" <ford at cmgate.com>
To: "Contest reflector" <CQ-Contest at contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 10:23:39 -0600
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Unsportsmanlike?

I've been working with a local fella on getting into "contesting."
Everybody needs an elmer, so it seems.  After much encouragement and proding
on my part, he gave it a go on CW during SS.  Below you will find his
comments.  I've scrubbed his name to eliminate any embarassment.  Comments?

Ford-N0FP
ford at cmgate.com

----- Original Message -----

>Well, that was fun. I tried tonight to make a few cw QSO's, just to get my
>feet wet. Most of the stations were going way to fast for me. I did
finally
>find a couple that, after listening for a while, I was able to get their
>call sign down. So, after they finished their CQ, I sent my call. I
couldn't
>get them to slow down enough to copy the other stuff, my repeated QRS's
were
>ignored. I finally quit when one guy slowed down enough to send "go awy".
>Great group of hams out there. I hope others had better luck. Anyway, I
>stuck my key back in the box.
>
>See ya,



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