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Phil,
I'm usually around 7.030 anyway so I'll pay more attention to 32. Thanks.
lou
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: WPX results
> Lou,
>
> Hang around 7032 for high speed CW rang chewing. Three or four guys use
> it
> as sort of a calling frequency.
>
> Phil.
> [log in to unmask]
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 5:48 PM
> Subject: Re: WPX results
>
>
>> It certainly isn't dead for contesting, Phil. But there is a noticeable
>> decline in stations willing to ragchew, especially at 30 or higher words
>> per
>> minute. I operate about half and half phone and CW but still find CW
>> to
>> be the most relaxing mode. If I'm stressed, a good CW contact usually
>> gets
>> me feeling much better in no time. Lou
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 6:40 PM
>> Subject: WPX results
>>
>>
>>> Anybody, especially those who claim CW is dead, happen to listen to the
>>> tons
>>> and tons of CW stations on during the Worked All Prefixes contest last
>>> weekend? I tuned many bands and at many various times. I heard
>>> European
>>> big contests running S9 signals at 9 and 10 and 11 PM on 40 meter CW
>>> with
>>> my
>>> r7 vertical on the roof at 18 feet. 20 meters was open way way into the
>>> wee
>>> hours of the morning so that band is picking up for the summer time
>>> conditions. I heard a few guys running 15 meter CW but nothing on 10
>>> meters
>>> the one time I checked. I heard NY4B at 3100 Sunday morning so who
>>> knows
>>> what his final score was. I heard lots of guys over 2,000 even before
>>> Sunday morning so nobody can tell me CW is dead and down for the count.
>>> Just curious if anyone else noticed any big scoring guys during the
>>> contest.
>>>
>>> Phil.
>>> [log in to unmask]
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