I've been working with a local fella on getting into "contesting."
Everybody needs an elmer, so it seems. After much encouragement and proding
on my part, he gave it a go on CW during SS. Below you will find his
comments. I've scrubbed his name to eliminate any embarassment. Comments?
Ford-N0FP
ford@cmgate.com
----- Original Message -----
> Well, that was fun. I tried tonight to make a few cw QSO's, just to get my
> feet wet. Most of the stations were going way to fast for me. I did
finally
> find a couple that, after listening for a while, I was able to get their
> call sign down. So, after they finished their CQ, I sent my call. I
couldn't
> get them to slow down enough to copy the other stuff, my repeated QRS's
were
> ignored. I finally quit when one guy slowed down enough to send "go awy".
> Great group of hams out there. I hope others had better luck. Anyway, I
> stuck my key back in the box.
>
> See ya,
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