[UK-CONTEST] CQWW Observations

[Don Beattie]

I have some sympathy for this view, Andy,  (despite the fact that I think 
the WW contests are great fun).

For example I get great enjoyment out of the Stew Perry 160 metre contest  - 
there you need to exchange grid squares (which can be quite a challenge on 
160 !) But I guess sooner or later someone will compile a "known grid 
squares" look-up list for most 160 metre stations - hey-ho !

I think the skill in HF (CW) contests like WW now is propagation, competence 
in reading CW (you still need to get the call right !), and the ability to 
stay awake. I'm not too concerned about keyboard sending - although I find 
you need to mix and match between keys and paddle to keep the speed up. I 
think we need to embrace new operating aids - but not, heaven forbid,  to 
the extent that the computer can run the contest unaided. Fortunately we are 
a few years from that (:-)

73

Don, G3BJ





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy swiffin" <a.l.swiffin at dundee.ac.uk>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] CQWW Observations


>>  Everything else was great.  CQWW is!! Guess
>> Vive le CQWW. Chris G3SJJ, at G8D.
>>
>
> Obviously I'm missing something - quite a few people have written great
> praise for the cqww contests.  Surely its the most pointless one out -
> once you've got the callsign you may as well just qsy, the rest of the
> excgange is meaningless!  Oh - zone 14, 5, 11, 33 or whatever - what a
> surprise.......  With serials being passed (and compared at
> adjudication) there's some point in the contest exchange and some skill
> in correctly copying the info.
>
> You old style Hfers are just far too soft, every HF contest should
> exchange real reports (heaven forbid), serials and FULL LOCATOR, that
> would sort out the men from the boys.
>
> Oh, and no automatic keyers - everything by hand, then we'd see if 3V5A
> was still sending at 45wpm by sunday evening, I wonder if he realises
> how many qsos he lost because the other end couldn't work out who on
> earth he was - it was fun listening on his (and other hot rods)
> frequencies to the number of ..--..s there were.
>
> No serious attempt in this contest from me, about 160 qsos and some
> fun.  Nice to play a bit of topband and 80.
>
> cheers
> Andy
> gm8oeg
>
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