[UK-CONTEST] AFS experience

[Ian Maude]

Hi all,
Well I decided to have a go at the AFS and although I had a few interruptions, I managed 64 contacts in probably 1.5 hours.  This is the first CW contest I have ever done and I found the decoder on the K3 to 
be quite invaluable  :)   

It was fun though and considering I have only been dotting for about a month (although passing my ticket in 1995) I felt quite elated.  One thing contests are really good for is getting your numbers up to speed  :) 
I did notice one or two stations only using computer keying though and they were coming back like a train.  I was sending about 16wpm and they were double that.  Despite asking for my number again a couple of times, 
I cannot vouch for the accuracy of it, so not only did I slow them down but they might not even get the QSO logged.  What point is speed when the other end cannot read it?  What was that about accuracy trancends speed!

Whilst I understand that people use keyboards for ease and speed of logging, it really should be possible to at least give the important stuff at the speed of the person calling!  I understand that is difficult with a keyboard but at least one person using a keyboard came back to me on the key so thankyou to them!

I look forward to the CC contests now :)

73 Ian

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Ian J Maude, G0VGS
SysOp GB7MBC DX Cluster
Member RSGB, GQRP, FISTS
K2 #4044 |K3 #455
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