[CQ-Contest] Techniques of Ye Olden Days

[Joe]

I really never had any problem with dupe sheets.  i hear soo many 
complain about them I made my own and was a simple aplha numeric grid,  
the number and the letter after thenumber, not any slower than a 
computer version,

EXCEPT THAT YOU HAVE TO ENTER A CALL AFTER WORKING THEM WHEREAS ON THE 
COMPUTER IT'S AUTOMATIC.

Joe WB9SBD

Mike Fulcher wrote:

>HI Greg,
>
>I write left handed so I've always sent with my right hand.  Same 
>goes for the keyboard.  I key the characters with my left hand while 
>sending with my right hand.  It is a good skill to master and makes 
>you more flexible.  Keep at it until it becomes natural.  (I have no 
>desire to go back to the manual logging, especially dupe sheets!)
>
>Mike
>KC7V
>
>At 04:28 8/30/2009, Greg - N3ZL wrote:
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>>I am nineteen years old and have been contesting for five years now.
>>Though contesting today is full of computerized logging, rig control,
>>DX clusters, and other high tech tools, I think it is interesting to
>>learn techniques and tips from the era of handwritten logs. I find it
>>quite enjoyable to operate an occasional contest back to basics with
>>the radio, paddles, and paper and pencil. From sending cw with your
>>non-dominant hand and logging with your other hand to how to
>>streamline the paper logging process to how exactly a paper dupe sheet
>>was kept and used, I would like to hear about these techniques and
>>others from the many experienced contesters on this list. I believe
>>learning and practicing these skills is quite fun and could one day
>>pay off if, by some chance, I find myself in a DX location during CQ
>>WW without a computer. :)
>>
>>73 de Greg N3ZL
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