I've never been able to understand it, either, but many consistently
high-scoring operators seem to do all their sending 40+ wpm. They must
figure the extra speed is worth the inevitable NIL penalties. Perhaps
the spotting networks are partly to blame, especially with skimmers that
can copy that speed quite accurately.
73,
Scott K9MA
On 12/2/2023 6:21 AM, Martin Sellschopp wrote:
Hi all,
what is the advantage of sending cw at speeds which are most likely beyond
the capability of most cw operators ? Isn't a run station hoping for
replies also from the occasional contester ? Or do most operators now use
decoders able to take any speed ?
I helped myself with the callsigns from the cluster. In the cqwwdx contest
that's ok as the zone is known and hopefully I realise that he is replying
to me.
I can copy callsigns and exchange well up to 30 WPM and a bit more and set
my run speed to 22 WPM hoping for the quick guys to slow down a bit.
Martin
DK3UW
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