[CQ-Contest] cw speed

[Robert Busch - DM4AO]

Hi Martin,

Higher speed = higher rates = more QSOs = higher score 
Simple as that. 
Might also help to thin out a deep pile-up (and make more capable people happy in the same time). Speed usually decreases when nobody calls for some time…

Though,
My personal favorite speed is abt 32 wpm, less in poor condx. 

By the way: Never trust the cluster! Lots of e calls there. 

73 de 
Rob DM4AO 


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> Am 02.12.2023 um 18:21 schrieb Martin Sellschopp <m.sellschopp at gmail.com>:
> 
> Hi all,
> what is the advantage of sending cw at speeds which are most likely beyond
> the capability of most cw operators ?  Isn't a run station hoping for
> replies also from the occasional contester ? Or do most operators now use
> decoders able to take any speed ?
> I helped myself with the callsigns from the cluster. In the cqwwdx contest
> that's ok as the zone is known  and hopefully I realise that he is replying
> to me.
> 
> I can copy  callsigns and exchange well up to 30 WPM and a bit more and set
> my run speed to 22 WPM hoping for the quick guys to slow down a bit.
> 
> Martin
> DK3UW
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