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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">"The super-zero-beat thing is hugely annoying on the receiving end. It definitely slows things down from a rate perspective. I wish more operators would introduce a small amount of offset into their transmit frequency when answering spots.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">73 - Mark N5OT"</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">These are words of wisdom from an op who has been on "the other end" of an 8000 QSO CW contest effort. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">I learned to do this from N5WA who has been a CW op for 60+ years. It works like magic. Just go split and shift up or down 50- 100 Hz. The DX station who is running wants to work you and move on, Anything you can do to make it easier for him to copy your call is a good thing.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">73,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Marsh, KA5M</FONT></SPAN></P>
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