As a 20wpm Extra of advancing age, I admit I can no longer copy at 35. In fact, I will also admit that now days I begin to have trouble at around 20.
I’m not a contester, but what I’ve taken to doing is haunting the Novice bands. I answer CQ’s about 2 to 3wpm faster than they’re being sent. I do it to honor the Extras/Advanced/Generals that “Elmered” me some 55 years ago. Try it! It’s a lot of fun. Yeah, I know ... kinda off-topic! But this website is about building things! We can also build the next generation of CW operators. Randy, NB7E Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 2, 2019, at 5:37 PM, marvwhee...@nwlink.com wrote: > > In addition those sending at 45 wpm miss a lot of Q's because many, many > stations will not respond to them because they can't copy their callsign. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> On > Behalf Of EricJ > Sent: Saturday, November 2, 2019 4:43 PM > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Analysis of a CW COMMUNICATION > > Sending at the speed of the receiving station is usually the best way to > improve probability of exchanging call signs. > > At 45 wpm, most ham ops need you to send your call three times or more to > get it so you haven't accomplished much in the way of speedier > communication. Also simple math. > > Eric KE6US > >> On 11/2/2019 3:00 PM, Jim Danehy wrote: >> Some prefer the challenge of isolating a CW signal in order to decode it. > They use filtering. Eliminating interference is difficult. Interference > comes from numerous sources. >> >> An exchange of call signs is the desired result in a pile up or contest > exchange. >> >> Sending at a lower speed does not improve the probability of accomplishing > that communication goal. >> >> CW speed is a critical part of the communication equation. An operator > sending at 15 wpm has 1/3 the rate of success than one who sends at 45 wpm. >> >> The later sends his call 3 times to only one for the slower station. > Simple math. It might sound like bragging. A thinking person will understand > how critical speed is to a CW operator. Some rely upon filtering. That only > gets you so far with the goal. >> >> I like the improved success that comes adding speed. Bragging ? I like to > succeed. I use every tool I have. >> >> Just my way of competing. Some can do it better than others. >> >> Jim >> W9VNE >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email >> list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to >> eric.c...@gmail.com >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message > delivered to marvwhee...@nwlink.com > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to ran...@greywolfstudios.com > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
