[CQ-Contest] Should contest ops QRS?

[Lee Hiers]

VP2E in 1981...phone contest, but still.  We were running a bit north of
300 Qs/Hr. and a guy came on and drawled "If you'd talk slower you'd work
more people".  He said it a couple of times and in the meantime, we worked
several folks under him.  I'm pretty certain he was being serious and not
yanking our chain....

73 de Lee, AA4GA


On Tue, Feb 10, 2026 at 12:23 AM Dave G. ve3kg at myrac.ca <
goodwindave.73 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Mike VE9AA:
>
> I agree with you.  After nearly a century of contests, we have figured out
> that the optimum speed in major CW contests is 30-35 wpm.  We do slow down
> when required, then we go back to what we know works well.
>
> If slowing down was the "key" to success in CW contests, many contesters
> would have found that ideal lower speed a long time ago.
>
> Perhaps the person you quoted will aspire to improve his or her skills.
>
> 73,
>
> Dave VE3KG
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