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In a message dated 95-09-19 07:03:51 EDT, blckhole@ripco.com (Keith
Morehouse-WB9TIY) writes:
>Agreed ! I'm just not near as good as the artists who win CW sprints,
>which is why I stay away, which was the ORIGINAL subject. <
And I can't play a guitar, so there's no reason to try. That's a helluva
self-defeating attitude!
Do you actually think all the good CW ops were just hatched with high-speed
code proficiency? There was a time when anybody you hear blowing along at 50
'wPM **didn't know the code**. They learned the code, they practiced, and
they eventually got good at it. Looks like a case of the classic 'Murrican
yen for instant gratification to me: If I can't start at the top, I don't
want to do it at all. It may be a trite observation, but Practice Makes
Perfect. I know of no way to improve a skill except to practice it.
Admittedly, the Sprint is a pretty hard-core thing, but there's a lot to be
learned by just jumping in and mixing it up with the really good ops. You'll
learn things by osmosis. And your code speed WILL increase.
>From Bill H Parry <bill@tenet.edu> Wed Sep 20 03:46:53 1995
From: Bill H Parry <bill@tenet.edu> (Bill H Parry)
Subject: Kenwood web page
Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.91.950919214627.4970A-100000@Gayle-Gaston.tenet.edu>
Worked fine when I tried it.
Bill, W5VX
On Tue, 19 Sep 1995 PEMS_ST_DK@noeca.ohio.gov wrote:
> Has anyone had success getting to the new stuff in the Kenwood page?
> I can't seem to access their latest newsletter (July/Aug) or the info
> on the TS-870s (which sounds like a great CONTEST radio)
>
> (I figure this message is at least as trivial as THE name controversy)
> ********************************************************************
> * W8CAR pems_st_dk@noeca.ohio.gov *
> * Dan Kovatch *
> * Antennas are the key - BUT an ALPHA sure doesn't hurt! *
> ********************************************************************
>
>
>From janke005@gold.tc.umn.edu" <janke005@gold.tc.umn.edu Wed Sep 20 06:42:57
>1995
From: janke005@gold.tc.umn.edu" <janke005@gold.tc.umn.edu
(janke005@gold.tc.umn.edu)
Subject: Participation in CW Sprints
Message-ID: <94412.janke005@gold.tc.umn.edu>
Do you think that W8FN's flaming response to WB9TIY is gonna do a thing to
encourage TIY to stick with it and learn by practice?
I have noticed that there have been several recent messages expressing a
desire to get more participants in the Sprint. Flaming a guy who
expressed an honest frustration isn't gonna do much to keep those of us
who "test the waters" (the recent Sprints were my first ever).
I understand TIY's frustration. Although CW speed is not an issue for me,
keyboarding skills are a major problem. During the CW Sprint I locked up
my computer twice because I apparently hit two keys at the same time. The
second time it happened, I totally lost my temper and physically destroyed
my keyboard. The point is that all of us have frustrations as we learn
the skills needed to effectively participate in a contest. Some of us may
choose to express that frustration as discouragement, and flaming the guy
before offering good advice is counter-productive to the desire expressed
on this reflector to encourage more participation into the Sprints.
73, Jim Janke
>From C Sim James, KK5EA" <jamescs@mail.auburn.edu Wed Sep 20 07:05:39 1995
From: C Sim James, KK5EA" <jamescs@mail.auburn.edu (C Sim James, KK5EA)
Subject: CW Sprints
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.950920004155.1398A-100000@mallard>
Fellow Contesters,
I know that I should give CW much more practice than I have in the past
so that I can increase in overall speed for the benefit of both my
*limited* contesting and DXing skills. But, I think that the CW Sprint
is a bad place to start because it is a pretty hard core thing as W8FN
remarked. Time in a contest is always a valuable commodity and it is
only more so in the sprints. It is my belief that ops tend to be less
patient in regards to repeats, fills, etc. due to the additional time
constaints. I have tried two of the CW sprints and managed only to maybe
eek out two or three agonizing QSOs (both for me and the ops at the other
end, apologies to KR0Y/5). Basically, I have determined that I will
cultivate my CW skill other places and *hopefully* come to the CW half
of the sprints because they are one of my very favorite contests.
73,
Sim, KK5EA/4
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