For WPX and Russia DX or ARRL or CQWW, for me it doesn't matter, serial # or 
not.  If conditions are good and you are working Europe, especially, Russia and 
Eastern Europe, its fast 36 - 40.  If its all US or South America I slow it 
down to 32 - 34.  When conditions are more marginal especially with QSB, I use 
28 - 30.  Especially over the pole - 26 - 28.
Ed  N1UR
-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike 
Smith VE9AA
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2019 8:44 PM
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Serial # contests, speed?
For contests like RDX and WPX where the exchange is a serial #, do you:
 
.       Go as fast as always. (34-36wpm) , risking your qso partner busting
the #,but keeping rate high.
.       Go a bit slower (30-32wpm), hoping the QRS improves the copy &
reduces busted exchanges.
.       Send everything just as fast as normal (whatever that speed is), but
use brackets <<>> (a la N1MM) to slow down JUST the serial #
.       Slow down only for obviously slow callers
.       Something else?
 
Inquiring minds.
 
I don't want to skew the results, so I won't say (yet) what I do. (and who 
knows if what I do is even 'right')
 
Mike VE9AA
 
Mike, Coreen & Corey
Keswick Ridge, NB
 
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