[UK-CONTEST] CW Speed etc...

[Chris G3SJJ]

Could be, Nigel. I recall jotting the call down a scrap of paper which 
later got thrown away. (I don't normally write anything down at the 
operating position these days!)

Chris G3SJJ



Nigel G3TXF wrote:
> Sorry to be a call-sign database nurd, but there have been
> several references on here recently to "RD3AM". Don't you
> mean RD3AF?
>
> 73 - Nigel G3TXF
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Colin Wilson
> Sent: 24 February 2010 15:32
> To: Chris G3SJJ
> Cc: uk-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] ARRL CW
>
> Chris
>
> your right in saying one should try to stay flexible its the
> ones like RD3AM that need to apply this attitude instead of
> ploughing on filling the bands with RF but having little or
> no QSO's!
> 73
>
> Colin G3VCQ/J38CW
> www.sheffield-live.co.uk
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris G3SJJ" <g3sjj at btinternet.com>
> Cc: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 11:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] ARRL CW
>
>
>   
>> No flack Colin but I think you have to have a flexible
>>     
> attitude to all
>   
>> of this. Each contest has it own character and different
>>     
> times of that
>   
>> event can require a different approach.
>>
>> If the Qs are available then a higher speed will help your
>>     
> rate (Q/H)
>   
>> conversely if it isn't happening then filling the band
>>     
> with RF will
>   
>> attract the punters, so slowing down and having a nice
>>     
> rhythmical style
>   
>> will probably help.
>>
>> One of the worst examples I can recall was RD3AM last
>>     
> year. I can't
>   
>> remember the contest but at one stage he was CQing at 35 -
>>     
> 40wpm with
>   
>> speeded up bits of maybe 50+ wpm, (obviously to save time
>>     
> ;-) ) yet
>   
>> attracting no business. My guess was that if he had slowed
>>     
> down and
>   
>> taken out the silly stuff he would have increased his
>>     
> rate, as you
>   
>> rightly suggest.
>>
>> Its all about selling yourself to your target audience.
>>     
> (The big E!) If
>   
>> you get it right you get the Qs!
>>
>> Chris G3SJJ
>>
>>
>>
>> Colin Wilson wrote:
>>     
>>> All
>>>
>>> Interesting story John what with the BERU up next for us,
>>>       
> as an ex
>   
>>> professional I recall you should not TX faster than one
>>>       
> can RX!  I too 
>   
>>> have
>>> experienced this on many a CW contest and its not clever
>>>       
> nor is it good
>   
>>> practice.  On the other foot many call in faster than you
>>>       
> TX and expect 
>   
>>> to
>>> be read!  None of this will encourage new CW ops to take
>>>       
> part in 
>   
>>> contesting
>>> so we need to remember that not everyone can read 35wpm
>>>       
> and you are
>   
>>> therefore probably missing some points! For me I think a
>>>       
> good  CQ rate is
>   
>>> between 26-28wpm, most can read this with ease and its
>>>       
> fast enough to 
>   
>>> keep
>>> your rates up but every now and then slow it down so
>>>       
> others that maybe
>   
>>> struggling stand a chance of getting your call and giving
>>>       
> you some extra
>   
>>> points!
>>>
>>> Just a thought, now I will get my hard hat on and standby
>>>       
> for the flack!
>   
>>> 73
>>>
>>> Colin G3VCQ/J38CW
>>> www.sheffield-live.co.uk
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "G3LZQ John"
>>>       
> <johndunnington at johndunnington.karoo.co.uk>
>   
>>> To: "Chris G3SJJ" <g3sjj at btinternet.com>
>>> Cc: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 1:21 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] ARRL CW
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Chris/Clive although not on full time and
>>>> pretty much all S&P...I did note many times
>>>> that many stations CQ'n at a rate of knots
>>>> 30+ could never get my call first time unless
>>>> I sent it at around 20wpm. The slick op's did
>>>> every time even at 35wpm.
>>>> I did wonder if they were using readers and
>>>> not brains to read CW. Another observation
>>>> was weak stations calling CQ rarely had
>>>> multiple callers but loud and spotted were
>>>> often a mess particularly from real W7-land.
>>>>
>>>> 73
>>>>
>>>> John G3LZQ
>>>>
>>>>         
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>>     
> 73
>
> Colin G3VCQ/J38CW
> www.sheffield-live.co.uk
>
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