[CQ-Contest] Diversity in SS

[Cqtestk4xs at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/5/03 3:40:03 AM Greenwich Standard Time, 
w2up at mindspring.com writes:
Speaking of Q's, in my limited SS contesting (~100 QSOs at full 
power), I noticed that although I copied the Q's full exchange the 
first time, many of them required repeats from me 2 or 3 times. Are 
they using QRP on receive also - audio turned way down? No, I wasn't 
QRQ. 
Barry W2UP
I'm not sure if I was one of those guys.  I am not a CW guy and was sending 
at 30 WPM or less the whole weekend.  Some guys would fire back at me around 
much faster than that.  I can copy that fast but cannot copy and type that fast 
when having to change fields.  As a result, repeats were needed.  Also, YOU 
may not have QRM on your end, but we might have it on ours, even with your QRO.  
Not all of us are proficient CW ops.  I'd rather have a guy repeat it than 
have a busted QSO

Bill K4XS