[CQ-Contest] Serial # contests, speed?

[Edward Sawyer]

For WPX and Russia DX or ARRL or CQWW, for me it doesn't matter, serial # or not.  If conditions are good and you are working Europe, especially, Russia and Eastern Europe, its fast 36 - 40.  If its all US or South America I slow it down to 32 - 34.  When conditions are more marginal especially with QSB, I use 28 - 30.  Especially over the pole - 26 - 28.

Ed  N1UR

-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike Smith VE9AA
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2019 8:44 PM
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Serial # contests, speed?

For contests like RDX and WPX where the exchange is a serial #, do you:

 

.       Go as fast as always. (34-36wpm) , risking your qso partner busting
the #,but keeping rate high.

.       Go a bit slower (30-32wpm), hoping the QRS improves the copy &
reduces busted exchanges.

.       Send everything just as fast as normal (whatever that speed is), but
use brackets <<>> (a la N1MM) to slow down JUST the serial #

.       Slow down only for obviously slow callers

.       Something else?

 

Inquiring minds.

 

I don't want to skew the results, so I won't say (yet) what I do. (and who knows if what I do is even 'right')

 

Mike VE9AA

 

Mike, Coreen & Corey

Keswick Ridge, NB

 

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