[CQ-Contest] SS Musings...

[Randy Thompson K5ZD]

I have far more respect for guys who ask me to QRS than for those who try to
fake it!

Here is a good way to do it.

CQ SS K5ZD

DE N0XXX QRS

I would drop my sending speed to match that of the station that called and
send the exchange.

It is far more efficient to slow down and send everything once, than send
bits and pieces multiple times.

Randy, K5ZD
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Nate Bargmann
> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 9:04 PM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SS Musings...
> 
> * Gerry Hull <gerry at yccc.org> [2009 Nov 10 13:05 -0600]:
> 
> > I found many stations reluctant to ask for QRS.  One guy 
> said "QRM AGN
> > PSE"   It was a quiet frequency.  I sent the exchange 
> again.  No response.
> > I QRS'd to about 18 wpm, sent it again. and be got it 100%. 
>    No one should
> > be embarrassed to ask for QRS.
> 
> It has been several years since I spent much time in SS let 
> alone CW SS.  This year I had a little time to spend on it 
> and my Morse ability, while never very good, was and is 
> rather rusty (and will likely never exceed 25 to 30 WPM on my 
> best days).  I have to admit that it's rather intimidating 
> with most stations running around 25 WPM or so to ask them to 
> indulge my lack of skill.  So I sat there copying along while 
> they worked a few QSOs until I had it all correct and then 
> worked the station.  The rate was poor, but I can visualize 
> constantly asking for QRS would lead to my call being placed 
> on a LID list somewhere.  ;-) 
> 
> I did expect the good operators to be ripping along at a good 
> clip for the first hours of SS.  It did amaze me a bit that 
> when I checked on Sunday evening there were a lot of stations 
> calling at 20 to 25 WPM with no answers.  I wonder if when 
> the rate got low that they might shake a few less skilled ops 
> out of the bushes by slowing to 15 to 18 WPM rather than 
> getting a 0 rate?  OTOH, it never dawned on me to use a code 
> reader.  I just muddle along on my own.
> 
> 73, de Nate >>
> 
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