[CQ-Contest] Serial # contests, speed?

[Dave Edmonds]

One more callsign has neen added to the “Normal Exchange” list. Dave afp
On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 12:36 PM Gerry Hull <gerry at yccc.org> wrote:

> Oh... and I AGREE with others to NEVER change speed during part of an
> exchange.
> If you want to slow down, slow down the whole thing.
>
> Gerry W1VE
>
> On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 9:59 AM Gerry Hull <gerry at yccc.org> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> > Hey Mike,
> >
> > These are interesting questions.  I have the following opinions (which
> may
> > be fundamentals for most of you guys, but will share anyway)
> >
> > - Never send faster than you can comfortably copy
> > - Always adjust your speed for conditions.
> > - Page Up/Down is your best friend  (or whatever the speed control is in
> > your logger).  Modulate speed to satisfy the mob in a big pile, or to
> > attract slower listeners.
> > - In RDX, speed and accuracy is king.   Lots of the ops in this contest
> > love speed.  However, logging is brutal.  Big penalties if you make
> > mistakes.
> > - In WPX, not as much.
> > - Always use Supercheck ("Check" window in N1MM+) to verify you got the
> > right call, or find the call if you got a partial.
> > - I tend to have a slightly higher run speed than Scott -- typically 37.
> >  However, if the pile is big, I will go as high as 41.   Making mistakes
> or
> > asking for fills is a killer -- so never do a speed where you will make
> > errors (sending or receiving).   CQing in contesting is pure marketing.
> As
> > stations tune by you, or come to your spot, they will listen and quickly
> > determine if calling in is "worth it", or they want to move on to the
> next
> > station.  "In and out" is what they want.
> > - In all my years of contesting, I've never found that going consistently
> > fast has hurt scores.  If I hear a "real" QRS caller, I'll use PgUp/PgDn
> to
> > adjust.   Though I can't tell you how many "straight key" guys I've
> worked
> > going 35+ wpm.  They never ask for repeats.
> >
> > Just food for thought...
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Gerry VE1RM
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 8:42 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.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> MikeAA
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Mike, Coreen & Corey
> >>
> >> Keswick Ridge, NB
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