[PPRAANet] Abbreviating "Colorado Springs"

[Douglas Hagerman]

Hi Dick.
Thanks for the advice, I think COLO SPGS should work in most cases.
This is for my new one tube "AC-1" transmitter which doesn't have a keyer. I have a couple of other rigs with built-in keyers where it's not a problem. I was blasting the airwaves with my chirpy 1 watt signal, and a guy in Seattle W7UUF just barely heard me, but by the time I finished sending COLORADO SPRINGS CO, my signal had faded way too much and we ended up with no QSO...
Doug.


> Subject: Re: [PPRAANet] Abbreviating "Colorado Springs"
> From: dickt at w0raa.com
> Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:18:08 -0700
> To: douglas_hagerman at msn.com
> 
> Hi Doug.  
> 
> You can shorten "Colorado Springs, CO" to "Colo Spgs, CO" or in most cases say "QTH CO CO".  If the station ur working wants to know the city, they can ask or look it up on the web.  
> 
> A straight key is fine, but there are better ways.  If you don't have an electronic keyer, you may want to investigate getting one and a paddle.  You don't need an iambic paddle.  Most seasoned CW ops have never mastered the iambic paddle.  
> 
> I use 2 keyers.  One is the Logikey K-5 (www.idiompress.com) and the other is the WINKEYER USB (www.k1el.com).  The WINKEYER is used primarily in CW contests to key the Fn keys I have programmed when I am in a CW contest.  The Logikey K-5 is by far, superior, in my estimation.  
> 
> So, to keep it short, no need to repeat everything in a QSO.  If you're working DX or a DXpedition, all they want to know is their report.  So a 5NN is adequate and followed by ur call, just to make sure they got it.  In a regular QSO, just say 'Tnx for the call. UR 5NN in CO CO = Op is DOug Doug. HW? de W0UHU K".  Keep it short & abbreviate when possible.  
> 
> Hope this helps.  
> 
> Dick - W0RAA
> 
> Sent from my iPad 2
> 
> On Jan 19, 2013, at 7:36 PM, Douglas Hagerman <douglas_hagerman at msn.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hello CW fans. It takes a long time with a straight key to send "QTH is Colorado Springs CO"---it seems like forever. Hints on how to best abbreviate it? It's handy that "Colorado Springs" more or less makes "CO" redundant, at least for normal QSOs. But still...there must be a better way...
> > Doug.w0uhu                         
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