[CQ-Contest] Why "Phone is easier"

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Phone can be easier to make more contact because you can coax people out 
of the wood work to give you the information you need.  It is a talent 
to solicit these types of contacts.

I agree the QRM is harder to deal with especially as I get older. I have 
found myself leaning more toward CW even though it is not my preferred 
mode.

Mike W0MU

On 2/8/2013 2:32 PM, Jeff Kinzli N6GQ wrote:
> I'm not sure its "easier", per se, but its definitely different.
>
> I consider myself an "average" SSB op, and a reasonably good CW op,
> and definitely look forward to CW contests a lot more than an SSB
> contest. Inevitably about an hour into each SSB contest I do, I find
> myself asking "why the *$(# did I do this again?". But at the end of
> the day, I enjoy both. I actually prefer to do SSB contests as SO, and
> CW contests as part of a multi, but that's just me...
>
> I think the thing I really enjoy about phone contests are that I feel
> "closer" to the other ops - there's something about a voice that
> imparts more closeness, and connection. As much as I love CW, that is
> one piece that I do enjoy about SSB (it can be a challenge, too! :)
>
> I also agree that SSB can be much more difficult to deal with, is
> often more tiring, and frustrating due the QRM.
>
> My hat goes off to super FB SSB ops like N6KT, W2SC, N5TJ, and others
> that can make it seem effortless to the casual observer.
>
> 73 de N6GQ/YN2AA (looking forward to ARRL CW) :)
>
> On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 11:53 AM, Art Boyars <artboyars at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Why do so many think "Phone is easier"?  I sure find phone harder to copy,
>> and for me SS SSB is harder work than is SS CW.
>>
>> I finally had the "Well, duh" moment after the thread died out.  It's
>> because -- especially newcomers -- they don't know the code!
>>
>> Well, duh!
>>
>> (I think we tend to forget how good the guys in the CW 'Tests are, compared
>> to the average ham.)
>>
>> 73, Art K3KU
>> "Five Nine Mike Delta .. Please all again"
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