[UK-CONTEST] Not sending what you key in

[Dave Sergeant]

I am one of those who never ever uses keyboard sent CW. The reason is 
simple, you have total control over what is sent. I do not tire sending 
from the paddle so there seems little reason to use the computer. I 
also use a paper log for my normal logging (copied later into my 
electronic one), and I also use paper when out portable, like I did in 
the recent Low Power contest.

There may be the odd copying error, but they are pretty rare and 
normally noticed before submitting. SD prevents the 0/O problem, which 
tends to be the most common typing error. I can touch type anyway and 
rarely make mistakes because of pure typing errors.

Typing up paper IOTA logs that others have written is a different 
thing. I can read my own writing, but that of someone on the other side 
of the continent is very different (and I helped Don out as well, I 
assume there are no paper logs this time Don?).

73 Dave G3YMC

On 15 Aug 2011 at 9:59, Tom GM4FDM wrote:

> Again going back to Barry's comment that this is OK if your sending via
> the keyboard, but if you are sendling by paddle, you can send something
> and unfortunately log something else due to sloppy typing.   I still
> wonder if there are a few guys out there who only give out a few numbers
> in the contest via their favourite logger, or still (god forbid) even a
> paper log, then post contest, re-type the QSOs into a contest logger, so
> that they can generate a cabrillo or whatever - or am I stretching the
> imagination too much.
> 
> My mind goes back to the days when I was a typer upper of IOTA Contest
> logs which were received via paper and often especially with foreign
> amateurs it was difficult to read their writing, to ensure I accurately
> typed up their log.
> 


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