[TVARC] CQ WW DX CW

[Frank]

It appears that I did not understand the question. I was not familiar with the term “CW certification”. Sorry about my joking response!

Frank

KA1AF

> On Nov 28, 2017, at 10:48 AM, Don Blough <skidwayrph at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Can one use fldigi in cw  without cw certification 
> Don KD8RBW
> 
>> On Nov 28, 2017 8:48 AM, "Frank" <phrankxm at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Pete,
>> Many thanks for the comments.
>> Yes, I used fldigi exclusively during the contest. It was quite an experience. My CW speed prior to Contest was close to 20 wpm. Fldigi did all decoding at the beginning. Slows you down just a little. Decoding was not perfect. Biggest problem was people with ‘Bad Fists’. Decoding  CW generated by Macros was easy.
>> As the contest went on, my ears got better and I was correcting auto decode when necessary.
>> Sending was exclusively via self written macros in fldigi. I used about 32 wpm unless the other operator was sending nearer to 20 then I slowed down for them.
>> It was a great experience and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
>> I had no negative feelings about using fldigi vs fist. Copying is made easier when the sending is good.
>> One comment: some using speeds in excess of 40 wpm appeared to be only ‘slowing’ themselves down due to either bad sending or difficult copy of call signs.
>> Hmmmm, that was a little wordy but you can see that I really enjoyed the CW contest!!
>> Congrats on your results in the contest. I also heard you and you were real smooth!
>> 
>> 73’s
>> Frank
>> 
>> KA1AF
>> 
>> > On Nov 28, 2017, at 5:34 AM, K2PS Pete Stafford <psk2ps at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > I agree - nice going with 240 Qs.  Heard you in there working someone at a nice rate of speed, so sounds as if you mastered the setup.  I'd like to hear if you did use FLDIGI and how that all worked.
>> >
>> > 73, Pete, K2PS
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of George Briggs
>> > Sent: Monday, November 27, 2017 2:26 PM
>> > To: villages reflector
>> > Subject: Re: [TVARC] CQ WW DX CW
>> >
>> > Hi Frank,
>> > 240 contacts is VERY good with our setups, especially since you were struggling with FLDIGI to copy the code.
>> > So, did you work any all-time-new-ones (ATNOs)?
>> > George
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Frank M
>> > Sent: Monday, November 27, 2017 2:08 PM
>> > To: villages reflector
>> > Subject: [TVARC] CQ WW DX CW
>> >
>> > Don’t think anybody can match George re countries! That was an awesome feat.
>> > First time CW contest for me.
>> >
>> > Don’t really know my  score but here are some numbers:
>> >
>> > Operating Time:10-12 hrs
>> > No. Of Contacts: 240+ (pounce mode)
>> > No. Of Countries: 58
>> > Bands: 40, 20, 15
>> >
>> > It was fun!!
>> >
>> > Frank - KA1AF
>> >
>> >
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