John,
Actually the problem is at the receiving end. There is not a lot one can do
if the receiving station can't decipher correctly what is sent. Could this
be an example of the tape vs on the air syndrome? I think so. What it
seems to me is that the CW ability is decreasing at an alarming rate on the
bands.
Try CQing at 30 + during a "non contest" and see how many calls you get. Or
better yet, see how SLOW the replies are...ie 15wpm.
Dan/W4NTI
----- Original Message -----
From: "John T. Laney, III" <K4BAI@worldnet.att.net>
To: "Lee Hiers" <aa4ga@contesting.com>
Cc: <SECC@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2000 5:24 PM
Subject: Re: [SECC] SS UBN Report
> Yes, it COULD be such a problem. Once at NQ4I, we had RF feedback
> problem on 80 such that the other stations couldn't even get our call
> whether computer sent or not. (The most common guess was NG4E.)
> However, Jay did not have that problem in SS last year. Neither did
> W4AN and there were still a lot of guys who didn't get it right and
> didn't ask for a repeat. The only way I know to improve that is to slow
> down the sending speed, but that may cost you QSOs. Of course, you may
> try varying speeds of the exchange to slow down only the parts that
> people generally have trouble copying, but I'd prefer that all parts of
> the exchange be sent at approximately the same speed. An extra space
> before or in a difficult part of the exchange may help. 73, John,
> K4BAI.
>
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