[PaQSO] CW speed

[Jimk8mr at aol.com]

Life is too short for QRS   :>)
 
I typically send 34-36 wpm, and may crank it up to 38 if I have a good  
pileup going. I've had a number of people tell me that they knew who I was  before 
they heard my call, just because of the high speed.  Of course they  may also 
confuse me with W3USA/m 
 
If I get a slow caller, I QRS as quickly as I can to somewhere close to his  
speed. If I am answering somebody's CQ, I try to send near his speed.
 
A number of people have noted a phenomona in other contests in which  slowing 
down will  get a rise in the number of callers, but  that *increasing* speed 
will also get a rise in the number of callers!   There are people out there 
who are good CW ops who will jump in for a quick  efficient qso, who may not be 
inspired to slog their way through a slow qso with  an unskilled op.
 
Different strokes for different folks.
 
 
73  -  Jim   K8MR     (still  figuring out 2004 PAQP plans)