QRQ CW

[Bill Turner]

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On 4/30/2014 5:47 PM, EricJ wrote:
> I saw "Them" when I was 12 at a matinee at Camp Stoneman where my dad
> was stationed during the Korean War. Scariest movie I had ever seen. I
> rented it from Netflix a couple years ago just for fun. When I first
> heard the sounds of the ants, the hair on the back of my neck stood on
> end. I almost shut the damn DVD off right there. That movie did some
> damage to 12 year olds in the 50s.
>
> Eric
> KE6US

REPLY:

same thing here. I thought I was the only one. :-)

73, Bill W6WRT

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[W7CS]

I'm by no means a QRQ CW operator, mainly I use CW for weak signal or
EME QSOs.  I was barely able to successfully copy 20 WPM, to upgrade
to Extra Class.  I attribute this to not having good CW capabilities
when first licensed 67 years ago, but after many, many, high
concentration, very weak, CW EME QSOs have improved my abilities.

Normal weak signal and EME speeds generally are about 13-15 WPM and
during contest often extend to 18-20 WPM.  These seems to be good
compromises for between the maximum speed that EME signals can be
"decoded", and what most, not so experienced, CW operators are
comfortable with.

When HF signals reach > 30 WPM I generally can only copy call signs
after two or three repeats, This fact highly discourages me from
participating in HF CW contests.

My biggest pet peeve is for HF CW operators to immigrate up to 6M CW,
and bring their egocentric, extra high speed, "show off" CW, and
questionable QSO, abilities with them.    Many good DX QSOs are often
lost or missed in these 35-45 WPM  exhibitions.

Yes, there are V/UHF operators that are using 6M, and would like to
make an effort to improve their lacking CW skills.  Please give them a break !

Chuck,  W7CS

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