Hi Steve
I just downloaded, installed and tried RUFZ its really cool!
73's and good luck in the contest!
Albert, WA7FXB

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 7:29 AM
Subject: Re: North American QSO Party CW Contest This Week-end: Is Anyone 
Going To Play?


> Hi Tom,
>
> I plan to be on tomorrow.  There is a funeral for a church member
> tomorrow, but I should be home by 2 o'clock and hope to get in a good
> effort.  My CW skills are still fair to poor, but  I want to  really hit
> the PA QP hard in October, and more CW QSO's equals higher score, so I
> want  to get some practice in this weekend.
>
> BTW, I just reinstalled a program I hadn't used in quite a while called
> Rufz XP.   Once you set your initial speed (it uses CPM instead of WPM)
> it sends a group  of 50 call signs.  If you get a call right, the next
> one comes a little faster, and if you get it wrong, the next one is a
> bit slower.   Get a bunch right in a row, and the speed  really cranks up.
>
> http://www.rufzxp.net/
>
> 73, maybe catch you tomorrow, Steve KW3A
>
> On 8/3/2012 6:46 AM, Tom Behler wrote:
>> Hello, all.
>>
>> The North American QSO Party CW Contest is this week-end.  It runs from 
>> 1800
>> Z tomorrow afternoon, until 0600 Z Sunday morning.  If you are in the
>> Eastern time zone, that translates to 2 p.m. tomorrow, until 2 a.m. 
>> Sunday
>> morning.  Those in Other time zones can do the appropriate time 
>> conversions
>> from there.
>>
>> The contest exchange is very simple--just your name and state/province.
>> Everyone is limited to a maximum power of 100 watts, which is nice 
>> because
>> it levels the playing field for those who do not have and use amplifiers.
>>
>> In my view, this is one of the most fun CW contests on the contest 
>> calendar.
>>
>> And, the SSB contest is two weeks from this week-end!
>>
>> As rare as it seems, I'm actually going to be at the home QTH this 
>> week-end,
>> and plan to put in a good contest effort.  The only thing that might stop 
>> me
>> is the fact that there is going to be a major cold front coming through 
>> our
>> area tomorrow night, which will certainly create its share of 
>> thunderstorms
>> and associated QRN, but hopefully, I'll be able to work around that.
>>
>> Hope to see at least some of you in the contest.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ, Big Rapids, MI
>>
>>
>>
>