[SCCC] CW Mode in contests

[Dave Hachadorian]

Sometimes a situation arises which demands an urgent response, 
such as, "QRL?"

I know that if I reach for the paddle, the response will be 
immediate, without a delay for typing CTRL-K plus typing the 
response.  I'm a pretty good typist, but I'm not sure the first 
few characters of my response would keep up to 30 wpm, so the 
spacing may not come out correctly.

Plus, I've been sending CW with the same Vibroplex paddle for 54 
years, so using the paddle is instinctive.

Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, Arizona


-----Original Message----- 
From: Dean Jones
Sent: Thursday, October 6, 2016 12:51 PM
To: sccc at contesting.com
Subject: [SCCC] CW Mode in contests

Hi all,
     I was wondering about how many of you run cw in contests 
using ONLY a
keyboard, no paddles?  Also, for those who do use both the 
keyboard AND
paddles, under what circumstances do you use the paddles and why? 
I have
been using both, and either, and trying to compare my scores and 
any amount
of perceived fatigue with one method vs. the other.  So far, I 
have found
they are about equal as far as utility but would like to read 
what others
think about the subject.  This question is directed mainly at the 
folks who
are good typers and not the folks who do not use a keyboard at 
all because
they are not proficient at typing fast, therefore only using 
paddles.

Thanks, and look forward to any replies.
Dean, K6DDJ

PS:  I hope this question does not open a can-of-worms!
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