[UK-CONTEST] ARRL CW

[Gerry Lynch]

On Feb 25 2010, Dennis Andrews, F5VHY wrote:

> I think the term "horses for courses" really does apply. In fact, of 
> course, there are times when I speed up to mid- 30s or maybe more BUT 
> only when I feel it is going to INCREASE my scoring rate. I would never, 
> as has been suggested, speed up to diminish the number of callers.

I would have taken it for granted that we were all talking about things 
that would increase our scoring rates. If you have a pileup, by definition, 
you don't need to attract more callers and if the pileup gets really big 
yes, diminishing them number of callers will increase your scoring rate. 
Surely the (usually unobtainable) goal of any operator working a pileup is 
to get a full callsign, first time, every time? It's easier to do that with 
6 callers than 20.

> Of course, high-speed sending is OK where "Guess Exchange" is operating 
> as it's just a push button affair. But how about where a genuine exchange 
> needs to be copied and logged - WPX, WAE, IARU and BERU.

Again, I would have taken all that for granted. That, as much as pure 
activity levels, is the reason why CQWW and ARRL have the highest QSO 
rates. IARU is pretty close to being a guess the exchange contest (although 
not quite).

>TM6X      37/179

Is that all, Dennis?  From:

http://www.qsl.net/oh1noa/rates.htm

236 PJ2T GI0RTN CQWWCW 2006 (qrate hour) update:2008-11-25

I look forward to you beating that any time before *I* am carted off to the 
nursing home!

> All very interesting stuff. I remain to be convinced but look forward to 
> seeing either Steve or Gerry appearing above my call in any contest 
> results before I'm carted off to the geriatric home!

See you in BERU next month?

73

Gerry Lynch GI0RTN