[Elecraft] QRP and Contesting

[Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP]

Jim,

The alternative is that if one is new to CW (or to ham radio at all), 
he/she should not operate in the Sweepstakes, and just let the 
experienced ops have their fun. I'm sure you would not prefer that!

73,
Victor, 4X6GP
Rehovot, Israel
Formerly K2VCO
CWops no. 5
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco

On 08/11/2022 23:49, Jim Brown wrote:
> I made more than 1,000 QSOs in Sweepstakes this weekend, and the most 
> frustrating, by far, were from a couple of dozen QRPers who 1) never 
> heard of dupe checking; and 2) sent by hand with pretty lousy fists. 
> Late Sunday evening, while calling CQ on another band, I waited a couple 
> of  minutes for a VA2 station to get a fill on the serial number from a 
> QRPer who couldn't send it correctly, probably because he hadn't worked 
> enough CW to have a decent fist. The problem was NOT signal strength. I 
> had the same problem with half of the casual QRPers I worked.
> 
> Both of these problems are easily solved by using a contest logging 
> program, both to log and to send CW. This is not a slam on QRP operation 
> -- I've worked a lot of contests QRP, and one of my best buddies, W6JTI, 
> WINS or places in the top two or three in the many contests he enters 
> QRP. Frank made 554 QSOs in SS last weekend, and made the sweep of all 
> 84 sections (NOT easy with HIGH power).
> 
> Why does this matter? Because MANY contesters take it seriously, and 
> most can finish a Sweepstakes QSO in 30-40 seconds. Most of us, me 
> included, are happy to work and encourage new contesters, but it's very 
> frustrating when someone can't send CW due to lack of practice, and 
> calls to work us a second or even a third time because he's too lazy to 
> check of dupes, taking well over a minute to finish a QSO.
> 
> 73, Jim K9YC
> 
> 
> 
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