[Mldxcc] Congratulations to KR6N

[Alan Maenchen]

Yes, congrats to Bob!  That's great!
I'm sure his code ability, even without the code reader, is much better
today than it was this time last week.  :-)

73, Alan  AD6E  /  KH6RR




On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 10:31 AM, Robert Hess via Mldxcc <
mldxcc at contesting.com> wrote:

> I don't want to steal Bob's (KR6N) thunder, but he called me last night to
> let me know that he worked 128 stations in last week's NAQP......ON CW!
>
> Bob is not a CW contester, but he used the techniques he heard in N6RNO's
> and K6OK's talks on CW contesting without knowing CW.  With that said, Bob
> does have the ability to copy CW, but not at the speeds used in contesting.
>  He told me that he worked one guy who he clocked at 39 wpm while most were
> in the speed window for typical CW contesting (28-32 WPM).  He also
> mentioned that if you know a little bit of CW, this is a really good way to
> increase the speed you copy in your head.
>
> Now, if Bob can work 128 CW stations in CQP, along with his usual quota of
> SSB stations, that gives him 384 additional points, along with all of the
> additional mults.
>
> Great job, Bob!!
>
>  - W1RH
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