[CQ-Contest] Is'nt SS CW great?

[Bob Naumann - N5NJ]

Good observations Gerry.

I also had fun, although I did not get to spend enough time operating due to
some family stuff going on this weekend.

I really enjoy it when I call someone that I've probably worked in 20 or 25
CW SS's and they crank *UP* their speed when they know it's me.  I chuckle
every time - and am thankful that I'm still able to copy in "panic" mode.

I have never refused to QRS when asked, and was not asked this weekend.  I
did not exceed 32 WPM except when I was working some old guys I know can
copy faster.

73,
Bob N5NJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerry Hull" <windev at inetmarket.com>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 8:05 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Is'nt SS CW great?


> Hey All,
>
> Well, I'm sorry to hear that a newbie was treated rudely
> by a contest op.  Sorry to say, but there are rude people
> in any section of society.
>
> I had a lot of fun this weekend, operating my favorite mode,
> working a bunch of people who really know how to use a mode
> that makes ham radio a unique hobby.  Yep, I went fast... CQing
> at 35wpm, sometimes up to 38...  I had only ONE station ask for
> a QRS, which he got immediately.  Even a guy sending a check of
> 44 (Not a club), sending on a straight key, or another with a
> check of 01, got my exchange 100% without a QRS.
>
> It's a great pleasure working such skilled CW ops -- with very little
> need for fills -- kinda like working 1RN back in the 70s and running a
> ton of traffic without a single fill.  CW Contesters are a special breed!
>
> I bet lots of newbies practice their CW skills by LISTENING to the high
> speed guy, getting his basic info (maybe taking listening to 5 or 6 Qs),
> then dumping in their call. (That's the way I did it many moons ago.)
>
> Nope, I didn't get a sweep, and it's certainly not my best score --
> only on for 11 hours -- but I had fun in one of THE best contests
> around.  I can't wait till next year!
>
> About 67K, 77 sections -- missed ME, WY, NL  -- Anybody else have
> trouble with Maine?
>
> 73,
>
> Gerry Hull, W1VE/VE1RM
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>
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