[CQ-Contest] Serial # contests, speed?

[Bill Parry]

I have noticed that I need to send a little slower in JA pileups than in EU ones.  Not sure why but if I try to speed up past 30 in a JA pileup the pileup starts to dwindle. If the pileup is unruly I DO speed up.

Bill

-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of K9MA
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2019 9:03 PM
To: Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca>
Cc: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Serial # contests, speed?

I slow down to the other’s speed, if necessary, and further if conditions are poor. I think slowing down just for the sn is counterproductive.

73,
Scott K9MA 

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Scott Ellington

 --- via iPad

> On Mar 11, 2019, at 6:44 PM, Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
> 
> 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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