[CQ-Contest] Why the favorite contesting mode of youth will switch back to CW 10 years from now

David Levine david at levinecentral.com
Wed Jan 6 19:06:00 PST 2010


If we take the below a step further I can see the new exchange format going
to:

K2xxx LOL OMG PA N3xxx
N3xxx ROFL WTF NJ K2xxx
K2xxx CUL8R N3xxx QRZ

>From a dad with 2 teenage daughters that type more in a day then then a M/M
Superstation could hope to do.

K2DSL - David

On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 10:45 AM, <jpescatore at aol.com> wrote:

> CW contesting is mostly typing these days.
>
>
> Kids communicate mostly via typing text messages, vs. speaking, these days.
>
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> Today's kids who become tomorrow's contesters will like to type, vs. speak,
>  in contests.
>
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> Though, I guess SSB contesting in the era of sound cards is mostly typing,
> vs. speaking, too....
>
>
> John K3TN
>


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