A good CW contest op will adjust speed to the conditions. It’s a bit like tennis, with the point being to keep a rally going, not to demolish the other guy. The other guy hits me a hard one, it’s a lot more satisfying to hit a hard one back. A less skilled player hits me a soft one, I’m not going to try to prove to him how hard I can hit it back. Rather I’ll hit it back at a pace appropriate for his skill level.
If I’m tuning and hear a high speed guy (I’m one myself) I’ll make a point to work him. For if I don’t get through immediately, I won’t have to wait long for a second chance. TI7W and ZF2MJ weren’t running those awesome rates just because they were sending faster than the others. They were using (effectively) two radios at a time, interleaving QSOs on two different bands. That’s a skill beyond my pay grade. 73 - Jim K8MR > On Nov 28, 2017, at 2:38 AM, Jim Cassidy <jc_k...@q.com> wrote: > > Absolutely correct. Successful contest operators rely almost entirely on > their CW ability other than the use of the programmed messages. > > I just saw another post about not sending over 30 wpm to have better rate, > TI7W was sending much faster had a rate of about 210 per hour for the entire > 48 hour contest. I did hear him slower as well but mostly was a lot faster. > ZF2MJ was in the same mode as well. > 73 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Brown" <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com> > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Sent: Monday, November 27, 2017 11:00:20 PM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] CW Contest and Elecraft K3s decoder > > On 11/27/2017 4:52 PM, Jim Cassidy wrote: >> Just when did the totally incorrect fact that the high speed contest >> operators are using CW decoders get started?? NO truth to that at all > > You're absolutely right, Jim. It's those beginning CW ops who don't know > CW, or haven't developed their copying ability to contesting speeds, or > who don't feel confident about their copying ability, who are using code > readers. > > Most serious contesters, including me, let their logging program SEND > repetitive things. Some great contest operators still send a lot with a > paddle, but let the computer call CQ. And some ops send a lot more with > the paddle than they should. :) I used to have a pretty good fist, but > it's declined with age. So when we let the computer send for us, we're > doing others a favor by producing cleaner, well-spaced, error-free CW > that makes easier copy for both their brains and their readers. > > As a founding member of CWOPS, I'm proud of our members who have done > such a great job developing and executing a mentoring program for hams > who want to learn CW and build their skills. > > 73,Jim K9YC > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
