I can copy 15->18wpm pretty well. I have been getting hammered in the SS. I often have to listen to 15 or 20 qso's, to get enough of their info to give them a call, without too much disruption. Sometimes I send QRS and they slow down, other times they do not. So far I have 25 contacts, and a bit over 1000 pts. And I am proud of everyone of those contacts.
If you are interested in the advice of someone who has only been in 4 contests, and this is only my 3rd in CW, that is to compete with yourself. Try to better your score from last year, or set a goal and try to attain it. Once you do, take a break for a half hour and get something to eat. Comeback with a new goal and work towards it. This may not lead you to winning the contest, at least in the short term, but it will make the contest enjoyable, which allows you to keep coming back, and to keep learning and getting better. A full deposit of my 2 pennies. - David Wilburn [EMAIL PROTECTED] K4DGW K2 S/N 5982 On Sun, 2007-11-04 at 08:47 -0800, Bob Fish wrote: > Hi Guys, > > I, like probably alot of you, have been doing some casual contesting > this weekend. Once again, I am amazed at how bad of a contester I am. It > isn't my rig or antenna. I have a K2/100 and a decent antenna. When I > call someone they almost always respond after the first call. My cw > skills are pretty good I can exchange contest info at around 30wpm if I > have to, although I run between 22 and 25wpm most of the time. I try not > to get distracted, another words I try to stay in front of the radio. So > I feel as if I should be, at least, competitive. But, it happens every > time. I sit down, eagerly awaiting the start of the contest, ready to do > battle, and get slaughtered. Within an hour or so I am hopelessly > behind. After 4 or 5 hours it is a joke. after 8 or 10 hours every > station I work has 600 contacts! Some of these guys are averaging a > contact a minute OVER 8 HOURS! I'm not mad, I am just amazed. My best > contact rate was about 30 an hour and that was only for a couple of > hours.I usually run a contact every 3 or 4 minutes. So after a while I > get discouraged and start getting up and watching football for a few > minutes or something else and then I really fall behind. I don't mind > not winning, but I am getting clobbered by every one I work by a factor > of 7 or 8. I have to wonder, am I really that bad? The funny thing is, > by the time the next contest rolls around. I am sitting in front of the > radio, eagerly ready to do battle.......The lions and Christians come to > mind except the Christian weren't willing participants. > > 73, > > Bob K6GGO > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
