[CQ-Contest] Elmering CW

[Thomas Horton]

I agree that one of the best things we can do to 
increase CW activity and to keep it a viable
mode would be elmering.
 I am not a great teacher, so what I have 
done in the past is to encourage the contesters 
in the area to try CW in the contests.
 It's easy for them to get discouraged when listening
to the bands during SS, etc.
 I was too intimidated to go the CW-SS route for many
years...30+ to be exact. Now I can't wait for the first 
weekend in November.
 I have been able to get a couple of guys around here
to play in the CW contests. Some of their scores have
been very respectable!
 Just encourage the phone guys you know. Tell them
how much fun it is, what rare countries they are missing,
etc. Hopefully thay will join us!

73, Tom K5IID

Thomas Horton
k5iid at earthlink.net

"E" Sorter for the ARRL QSL Bureau