>> G0URR wrote: "1 Q every 2 seconds as I managed 1Q every 1.5 seconds" 60 WPM is one word a second. You must have exchanged a single word each in the contest QSO :-). I must be using too many shift characters in my exchange. 73 Chen, AA6TY P.S., met up with quite a few RTTY contesters on the 10m contest. K3 mickey mouse on both modes, no less.