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Re: [CQ-Contest] RST?

To: K4Sbz Stan <k4sbz.stan@gmail.com>, K9Yc <k9yc@arrl.net>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] RST?
From: Jim Brown <k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Reply-to: k9yc@arrl.net
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2023 14:45:31 -0800
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On 11/23/2023 8:16 AM, K4Sbz Stan wrote:
I send TU 5 because, as many have said, just sending a series of 5 dits can be confusing. TU is short and results in fewer repeats.

What contest are you talking about, Stan? The exchange in CQWW is RST <zone>.

> BTW I would spend more time at CW but at 80 I have “essential
> tremors.”
> Sending zone 5 would often be a long, long series of dits.  I’ll stick
> with SSB and RTYY.

At 82, my fist has been stinko for years, primarily because I no longer get pleasure from ragchewing. N1MM+ sends all my CW, except for occasional fills, and thankfully, my ears still work.

73, Jim K9YC




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