[VHFcontesting] CW ops, pse qrs when contesting

w2fca at capital.net w2fca at capital.net
Fri Aug 1 10:50:08 EDT 2003


I use this method in low band contesting too, and it has another advantage. You 
can leave your keyer at your normal comfort speed and just switch to the 
sraight key for QRS. Before, I'd try to change the keyer speed and often get it 
wrong, then try to reset it and get that wrong too.

Frank
w2FCA 

Quoting Robert Cumming <w2bzy at cfl.rr.com>:

> To those who, like myself, can't send slowly with a paddle (my
> comfortable speed is 25 wpm) try this.  What I find helpful is
> to have both a paddle and a straight key hooked up to all my radios.
> It is easier to send 2, 3, 5 or whatever wpm with a straight key
> (also helpful for tuning up.


----------------------------------------------------
"Visit Capital.NET online at http://www.capital.net"


More information about the VHFcontesting mailing list