Hi Ci To answer your question, sure, there is plenty of room for those who want to do paper logging. I did that myself up to two years ago when I was given an ancient 33MHZ Compac laptop. I added TRLOG to it and never looked back.
When doing paper logging, you need to invent some shortcuts to save a lot of manual paper shuffling. Look at the contest you will be entering and look at the exchange. Is there any part that is repetitive? Some use a signal exchange that is nearly always "599". If so, just leave it printed in your log sheet and don't try to hand enter it. For time, just enter the hour once then only the minutes for each contact within that hour. Don't log anything that isn't called for. Manual logging is a pain once you have used a computer, but it worked for all those years and still does. Just has lower throughput. With manual logging, it will be difficult to be competitive, but a QRPer in a "big dogs" contest really isn't anyway. My primary goals are just to beat my previous efforts in a given contest, and add some score points to my contest club's combined score. Thank goodness there are plenty of others out there to help carry THAT load :-) Don't give up, just be more selective in your goals. Enjoy. Good luck and 73 Bob N6WG The Little Station with Attitude -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 8:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Elecraft] ARRL November Sweepstakes CW In a message dated 11/7/05 7:39:51 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 40+ Years of CW SSing and still LOVING IT! I am a newcomer to all of this, and I am wondering if there is any place left in contesting for those of us who choose not to have a computer send code or receive code--ie just used for logging. I am working on getting my speed up, but I couldn't participate due to my inability to copy the high speed CW used by what I assume are mostly computers sending code. Am i off-base here? I do enjoy the QRP contests I have entered since these seem to use "manually" generated exchanges at slower speeds (20 - 25 WPM). Thanks for any advice...Ci, WU7R _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
