We have a QLF contest each year at the Tidelands Amateur Radio Society in Texas
City, Texas.In the past, we have used a door bell buzzer and a regular CW hand
key. It works well, but last year we had a participant complain that the
buzzer was too loud, but one of the judges complained that he could not hear
well enough when the announcer activated the PA. I think this year that we
will allow hearing protection for the participants and let the judges set the
volume. Some times you can't please everyone! Willis 'Cookie' Cooke,Tidelands
VP and Hamfest Chairman for 2016 K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS
From: Amateur Radio Operator N5GE <n...@n5ge.com>
To: "Dauer, Edward" <eda...@law.du.edu>
Cc: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 2, 2016 1:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] QLF?
When I lived in Oklahoma City, the yearly ham fest had a QLF contest.
Participants did not need to bring a key. The club had a straight key
that was about four or five feet long and about two feet wide. All
contestants used that key.
It was quite fun to watch ;o)
Good luck, Ted
Tom,
N5GE
On Sat, 2 Jan 2016 05:30:01 +0000, you wrote:
>I just learned there will be a QLF contest at Frostfest in Richmond in
>February. (Our son and his family live there, so the trip wouldn’t be
>entirely fanciful.) If I enter the contest I’ll want to train for it
>seriously. Having never done QLF before, I am open to advice. First, the
>equipment – do the contestants each bring their own “key” or is there some
>contraption everyone has to use, to equalize the challenge? How about a
>KXPD3, for the low power single toe division? What’s the duration of the
>transmission? What characteristics will the judges be most attentive to –
>would a snazzy sock design give an unfair advantage?
>
>And yes, Elecraft reportedly will have a table there too.
>
>Ted, KN1CBR
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