I love it when people call me . . . period. See some of you in the 160
Meter Contest next month.
73, Rick, WW3DE
Rick Lindquist
Seaford, Delaware
On Nov 12, 2009, at 8:29 PM, "Calvin Darula" <k0dxc@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I LOVE it when people call me and send me the exchange at QRQQ
> speeds. Lots of guys know I can copy insanely fast (no problem
> copying up to about 110 wpm) and I regularly have some guys work me
> at 60 + WPM during a contest.
>
> 73,
> Cal, K0DXC
>
> ----------
> This message is from a Virgin Mobile customer. Enjoy.
>
> ------Original Message------
> From: <n4zr@comcast.net>
> To: "Zack Widup" <w9sz.zack@gmail.com>
> Cc: "CQ Contest" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:52:29 PM +0000
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SS Musings...
>
>
>
> Maybe he did, Zack, or maybe he had just worked someone really slow
> and had forgotten to kick his speed back up before he called CQ.
>
>
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Zack Widup" <w9sz.zack@gmail.com>
> To: "CQ Contest" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 9:57:59 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada
> Eastern
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SS Musings...
>
> I heard one station calling CQ at about 25 wpm and I answered at
> approximately the same speed. He came back to me at about 40 wpm
> (which is
> fine - I can copy to about 50 or 55 wpm). Out of curiosity, I waited
> to see
> if he did that for anyone else. He didn't.
>
> Maybe he knew I could copy at that speed?
> :-)
>
> 73, Zack W9SZ
>
> On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 9:02 PM, <Aldewey@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> I am perfectly fine with guys calling me at the speed they are
>> comfortable
>> with. I almost always slow down when they do this which is fine.
>> I spend
>> a
>> lot of time with the ALT F9 and ALT F10 keys during SS and other
>> contests
>>
>> However, there is one related thing that really bugs me. I'll never
>> understand why QRP stations feel I will copy them better if they
>> slow way
>> down.
>> Some even feel, because they are QRP, it is best to send everything
>> twice
>> I
>> have found that there is a lot less chance of some crud taking out
>> part of
>> their transmission if they send at a normal speed. I am actually
>> more
>> likely to miss something if they are sending slow. More
>> importantly, I
>> cross my
>> fingers that nobody is going to steal my run freq. when I am
>> copying a QRP
>> station who has decided to slow way down.
>>
>> I truly admire the QRP stations. But, please, don't feel obligated
>> to QRS
>> just because you are QRP.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Al, K0AD
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