[UK-CONTEST] less than efficient exchanges

[Andy swiffin]

>>> Bob G3PJT <g3pjt at btinternet.com> wrote on 24/02/2006 09:35:07:
> Hi
> 
> Chris has a point, I had a few of them myself . However if you are 
> using 
> software - perhaps for the first time - it is very easy to do. Just
use 
> the 'ins' key rather than ' F2'.
> So do we really care about this.  One objective of these club events
is 
> to get some new contesting people on the air.
> Moan too much and you drive folks away - a bit of friendly advice
might 
> work.
> 

I thought the point of these events was to encourage new contesters
into the game - expect all kinds of weird exchanges - demonstrate good
practice by example.  Initialy I was hand sending everything and I know
that when I started off in CW contests (and probably even now on
occasions!)   I found the workload quite high, sometimes I'd find my
hand sending the wrong things to give my brain time to catch up!!  I
know I've done the accidentally sending the recipients call again before
the report trick when s&p - you just wonder why you did it!  Once you
start using a logger the possibilities for error multiply in my
experience.

Anyway - you G3 experts aint all youre cracked up to be  - the number
of times I've received "e n" in response to the report... :-)

73
Andy
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