[ILQSO] slow speed cw

[James Funk]

For those with an "effective CW speed" of around 10 wpm, there are some possibilities:

1) Search and Pounce, find a station calling CQ, listen to some exchanges from him,  get a letter or two at a time, call *AT YOUR SPEED* when you "have it", work the guy. (Note: we ALL started this way!!)
2) CQ *AT YOUR SPEED*.  Callers should slow down to *YOUR SPEED*.  If they don't, either ask "PSE QRS" or ignore them.  
3) Use one of the software programs that decodes CW.  I've never tried them, but they apparently work fairly well?

In most of the QSO parties, most stations send 20-30 wpm.  One exception is K8MR, who is more like 40 unless he gets rolling, then the sky is the limit.

In some of the DX tests, some DX stations send so fast I can't copy them. One HC station whose call escapes me at the moment (HC2G?) is probably above 50 wpm.....

73, Jim N9JF

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From: ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of mike oconnor
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:42 AM
To: ilqso at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [ILQSO] slow speed cw

Think that 10 to 15 wpm more like it .  35 wpm awfully fast for any contest. Maybe a slower op could set the pace on his own frequency.73 Mike KN9T


 
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