[UK-CONTEST] AFS CW

[G4LMW]

Tin hat on............

David, I don't think that using a built-in decoder for CW (or a PC one for 
that matter) would be classed as "assistance" in any contest.

Otherwise, I have to confess that I got assistance in every Data mode 
contest that I entered last year.

Rob, G4LMW

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David G3YYD" <g3yyd at btinternet.com>
To: <UK-Contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] AFS CW


> David
>
> I had a look at the reverse beacon network after the contest and most
> stations were around the mid-20s a few were in the low thirties and very
> few were below 20 WPM. So if you managed to copy some calls you were
> doing well.
>
> My keyer was mainly around  26 give or take a few. Once I went down to
> 20 or 19 for some one who called me at that speed and 32 for some guys I
> knew could copy well above that.
>
> As for the QRS corral, I never went that high in S&P as previous contest
> experience tells me no one is ever operating in that area. Also previous
> experience tells me that station density is highest in the middle and
> bottom of the contest segment. Maximum QSO rate is to be had in those
> areas and so when S&P or running I would generally be in those areas of
> the segment.
>
> As assistance is allowed in AFS then might as well use the K3 readout to
> assist you in getting some QSOs. However with CW practice is the key. A
> PC/Lap top with software can be used. I use morse runner for 20 mins
> twice a day for a few days before a CW contest to get my ear/brain
> trained up.
>
> 73 David G3YYD
>
> On 11/01/2011 16:29, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
>> Ok, I guess I'll join in - not being very competent with morse and still 
>> learning, I used the contest as a training exercise - I listened and 
>> tried to read the code, doing my best to ignore the K3 which is far 
>> better at reading morse than I am :-(.
>> It took me quite a few mins to get most callsigns, but then everyone 
>> seemed to be working at more than 12 WPM, HiHi.
>> Once I'd got the callsign, I'd check what the K3 was saying it was - I 
>> guess I got about 90% right.
>>
>> I only worked out about 16 calls, since I as doing other things too and 
>> most were far too fast for me to follow. Getting the 599 and serial was 
>> pretty easy, but then it's almost always the same.
>> Different preambles, like 'test' or 'tst', 'cq test' and even 'cq cq test 
>> de' were interesting.
>> I didn't feel competent to respond, because most were far to fast.
>> I had a key ready, but I didn't hear one single call in the whole 4 hrs 
>> in the QRS corral, so didn't Tx.
>> But for me it was worthwhile.
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