[Elecraft] ARRL November Sweepstakes CW

[Robert Tellefsen]

Hi Ci
To answer your question, sure, there is plenty of room
for those who want to do paper logging.  I did that
myself up to two years ago when I was given an ancient
33MHZ Compac laptop.  I added TRLOG to it and never
looked back.

When doing paper logging, you need to invent some shortcuts
to save a lot of manual paper shuffling.  Look at the contest
you will be entering and look at the exchange.  Is there any
part that is repetitive?  Some use a signal exchange that is
nearly always "599".  If so, just leave it printed in your
log sheet and don't try to hand enter it.
For time, just enter the hour once then only the minutes for
each contact within that hour.  Don't log anything that isn't
called for.

Manual logging is a pain once you have used a computer, but it
worked for all those years and still does.  Just has lower
throughput.  With manual logging, it will be difficult to be
competitive, but a QRPer in a "big dogs" contest really isn't
anyway.  My primary goals are just to beat my previous efforts
in a given contest, and add some score points to my contest club's
combined score.  Thank goodness there are plenty of others out
there to help carry THAT load :-)

Don't give up, just be more selective in your goals.  Enjoy.
Good luck and 73
Bob N6WG
The Little Station with Attitude

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of BPCI at aol.com
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 8:20 AM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] ARRL November Sweepstakes CW




In a message dated 11/7/05 7:39:51 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,
n0ss at earthlink.net writes:

40+  Years of CW SSing and still LOVING IT!




I am a newcomer to all of this, and I am wondering if there is any place
left in contesting for those of us who choose not to have a computer send
code
or receive code--ie just used for logging. I am working on getting my speed
up,
 but I couldn't participate due to my inability to copy the high speed CW
used by  what I assume are mostly computers sending code. Am i off-base
here? I
do enjoy  the QRP contests I have entered since these seem to use "manually"
generated  exchanges at slower speeds (20 - 25 WPM). Thanks for any
advice...Ci,
 WU7R

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