[Elecraft] ARRL November Sweepstakes CW

[Fred Jensen]

In contests, code speed is inversly proportional to how far you are 
listening up from the bottom of the band.

Fred K6DGW
Auburn CA CM98lw

Hank Kohl K8DD wrote:
> BPCI at aol.com wrote:
> 
>>  
>> 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
> 
> I worked a lot of stations up high in the band who were using keyers 
> (you could tell it was not computer
> generated!) , bugs and a few straight keys.  And most of them were in 
> the 20 - 25 wpm range, calling CQ
> and working stations.  No idea if they were using computers for logging 
> or logging on paper, but they are there.
> 
> On Sunday, when things slow down, I spend some time up around 7060 
> CQ'ing at around 24 - 26 wpm to
> catch the slower stations who don't want to get down in the fast lane 
> between about 7020 and 7040 on 40.
> 
> 72  73    Hank    K8DD