I fully agree. I'm fairly new (in comparison) at this. My sweet spot 18 wpm. If the speed creeps up and we wander from the basics, I get in trouble quick.
Luckily I can't yet send much faster than I can receive. 73 David Wilburn NM4M ------Original Message------ From: Ricky Robbins Sender: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net To: Elecraft_List Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Off-Topic: CW sending vs. receiving speed Sent: Aug 7, 2009 13:50 > Is it logical to assume that a person's CW sending speed approximates > their copy speed? Well, it's *logical* - that just doesn't always mean it's true. :) After a long period of inactivity, my copy speed right now is about 10 wpm, but I can send considerably faster and I have to keep reminding myself to send at about 10 wpm to avoid getting it sent back to me at a faster speed than I can copy. I can copy faster than 10 wpm when receiving the standard RST, Name, QTH, Rig, etc., but if you start telling me about your late grandmother's bursitis woes or the cabbage worm grief in your garden I probably won't be able to keep up. The problem is when I'm sending with a straight key I tend to creep up in speed without realizing it, get it back at the faster speed, and then cut QSO's short because I always feel it's impolite to ask the other fellow to QRS when *I'm* the one who sped us up in the first place. The aforementioned ticks me off (at myself), because I'm a ragchewer and when we move off of the formula and get into cabbage & grandmas is when I start getting more interested in the di-dahversation. I keep thinking the speed will come back, but I don't think it's coming back at the rate it came originally some thirty years ago. Rick N4YQP ______________________________________________________________ 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 Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ______________________________________________________________ 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
