[CQ-Contest] Acking Sprint QSO's

[Barry Jacobson]

As this was my first or second sprint, I thought it was just me needing
some fills. The fact is that the CW is blazing fast, which is not only an
issue of copying, but of typing. If you lag behind at any point, you are
likely to forget the number or name and even state by the time you try to
enter it. Really requires 100% concentration.

Barry WA2VIU

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Barry Jacobson
WA2VIU
bdj at alum.mit.edu
@bdj_phd

On Mon, Feb 5, 2024, 8:26 PM Tom Hellem <tom.hellem at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm with you on this one. It's exactly as Randy described.
> It's not everybody, but it is a whole lot of ops.
> It's as though they've decided to ignore completely the
> basic fundamentals of good operating practice that we've all
> been taught.
>
> I hear the same thing on the CWOPS mini-tests all the time, almost to a
> greater
> degree. In such a hurry to move on to the next qso, if you ask for a fill,
> they're already gone.
> They really don't care if you've copied the exchange.
> I never thought I'd hear myself saying this, but much of the time, the SSB
> contests seem more civilized.
>
> Tom
> K0SN
>
> On Mon, Feb 5, 2024 at 1:32 PM K9MA <k9ma at sdellington.us> wrote:
>
> > On 2/5/2024 8:44 AM, Randy Farmer wrote:
> > > I agree there's a problem somewhere, but I think it's a matter of
> > > hyper-competitive participants. I always have trouble getting through,
> > > but I make it my practice to wait to hear the ack before calling the
> > > owner of the new frequency.
> >
> > Exactly. That's why I gave up on the NCCC Sprints.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Scott K9MA
> >
> > --
> > Scott  K9MA
> >
> > k9ma at sdellington.us
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