In contests, code speed is inversly proportional to how far you are
listening up from the bottom of the band.
Fred K6DGW
Auburn CA CM98lw
Hank Kohl K8DD wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am a newcomer to all of this, and I am wondering if there is any
place left in contesting for those of us who choose not to have a
computer send code or receive code--ie just used for logging. I am
working on getting my speed up, but I couldn't participate due to my
inability to copy the high speed CW used by what I assume are mostly
computers sending code. Am i off-base here? I do enjoy the QRP
contests I have entered since these seem to use "manually" generated
exchanges at slower speeds (20 - 25 WPM). Thanks for any advice...Ci,
WU7R
I worked a lot of stations up high in the band who were using keyers
(you could tell it was not computer
generated!) , bugs and a few straight keys. And most of them were in
the 20 - 25 wpm range, calling CQ
and working stations. No idea if they were using computers for logging
or logging on paper, but they are there.
On Sunday, when things slow down, I spend some time up around 7060
CQ'ing at around 24 - 26 wpm to
catch the slower stations who don't want to get down in the fast lane
between about 7020 and 7040 on 40.
72 73 Hank K8DD
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