[UK-CONTEST] EuSprint CW

[Clive Whelan]

No, you won't get fast by going slow. If it ain't hurting it ain't working.

On 09/10/2011 17:24, Ian White GM3SEK wrote:
> Stewart Rolfe wrote:
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>> The first time I tried a EuSprint cw I gave up in frustration after 10
>> minutes, just couldn't my head round the whole thing. In a 'normal'
>> contest you at least have an opportunity to listen to a couple of
>> exchanges from the same (high speed?) station to work things out; in a
>> sprint he/she's gone after one exchange during which you've got to get
>> the number and name before someone else may be calling you.
>>
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> Might this be a case for 'rehearsal' sessions, where people can come on
> 80m and work each other as slowly and as many times as they like, just
> to get the hang of it? The Americans often do it for contests with
> complex exchanges.
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