{"id":302,"date":"2014-04-20T00:00:07","date_gmt":"2014-04-20T00:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cqww.com\/blog\/?p=302"},"modified":"2014-05-21T17:56:33","modified_gmt":"2014-05-21T17:56:33","slug":"how-fast-do-people-send-in-ww-cw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cqww.com\/blog\/how-fast-do-people-send-in-ww-cw\/","title":{"rendered":"How fast do people send in WW CW?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bob Wilson N6TV did some analysis using\u00a0new columns in the raw data archived by the Reverse Beacon Network.<\/span><\/p>\n

We finally have an answer to that age old question, “So, how fast do people send Morse code in CQ WW CW?”<\/span><\/p>\n

Answer: \u00a0about 30 WPM<\/span><\/p>\n

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Shown below is the average CW speed of all the RBN spots, by continent (of the DX).<\/div>\n
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Those African DXpeditioners really know how to QRQ (especially EF8U). \u00a0And yes, most slow down a bit on Sunday, even if conditions improve:<\/div>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02013 CQ WW CW, Saturday<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ——– Speed (WPM) ——-<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Cont \u00a0 \u00a0Max \u00a0 \u00a0Min \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Avg \u00a0 StdDev \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Spots<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 AF \u00a0 \u00a0 53 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a08 \u00a0 \u00a0 34.0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a04.3 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 61707<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 AS \u00a0 \u00a0 47 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a05 \u00a0 \u00a0 30.8 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a04.1 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0229914<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 EU \u00a0 \u00a0 53 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02 \u00a0 \u00a0 31.1 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03.6 \u00a0 \u00a0 1578113<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 NA \u00a0 \u00a0 51 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01 \u00a0 \u00a0 31.1 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03.8 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0772140<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 OC \u00a0 \u00a0 40 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a07 \u00a0 \u00a0 30.2 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03.6 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 29966<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 SA \u00a0 \u00a0 49 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a04 \u00a0 \u00a0 31.8 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a04.2 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0124923<\/span><\/div>\n
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—- \u00a0 \u00a0 — \u00a0 \u00a0 — \u00a0 \u00a0 —- \u00a0 \u00a0 —- \u00a0 \u00a0 ——-<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0Tot \u00a0 \u00a0 53 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01 \u00a0 \u00a0 31.2 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03.8 \u00a0 \u00a0 2796763<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02013 CQ WW CW, Sunday<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ——– Speed (WPM) ——-<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Cont \u00a0 \u00a0Max \u00a0 \u00a0Min \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Avg \u00a0 StdDev \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Spots<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 AF \u00a0 \u00a0 50 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a06 \u00a0 \u00a0 32.9 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a04.3 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 66334<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 AS \u00a0 \u00a0 47 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02 \u00a0 \u00a0 30.2 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03.8 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0227485<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 EU \u00a0 \u00a0 51 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02 \u00a0 \u00a0 30.2 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03.5 \u00a0 \u00a0 1607793<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 NA \u00a0 \u00a0 51 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02 \u00a0 \u00a0 29.9 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03.6 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0843113<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 OC \u00a0 \u00a0 41 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a05 \u00a0 \u00a0 29.7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03.3 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 31278<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 SA \u00a0 \u00a0 47 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a06 \u00a0 \u00a0 31.4 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03.8 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0137572<\/span><\/div>\n
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—- \u00a0 \u00a0 — \u00a0 \u00a0 — \u00a0 \u00a0 —- \u00a0 \u00a0 —- \u00a0 \u00a0 ——-<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0Tot \u00a0 \u00a0 51 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02 \u00a0 \u00a0 30.2 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03.6 \u00a0 \u00a0 2913575<\/span><\/div>\n

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Do people send slower on the low bands? \u00a0Yes, the lower the band, the slower they go.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a02013 CQ WW CW, Saturday<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ——– Speed (WPM) ——-<\/span><\/div>\n
Band \u00a0 \u00a0Max \u00a0 \u00a0Min \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Avg \u00a0 StdDev \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Spots<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a010m \u00a0 \u00a0 53 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a05 \u00a0 \u00a0 31.8 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a04.0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0341152<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a015m \u00a0 \u00a0 53 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a04 \u00a0 \u00a0 31.7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03.7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0505217<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a020m \u00a0 \u00a0 51 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01 \u00a0 \u00a0 31.6 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03.7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0574727<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a040m \u00a0 \u00a0 53 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01 \u00a0 \u00a0 31.1 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03.7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0868980<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a080m \u00a0 \u00a0 51 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02 \u00a0 \u00a0 30.1 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03.5 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0403785<\/span><\/div>\n
160m \u00a0 \u00a0 43 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02 \u00a0 \u00a0 28.3 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03.5 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0102902<\/span><\/div>\n
—- \u00a0 \u00a0 — \u00a0 \u00a0 — \u00a0 \u00a0 —- \u00a0 \u00a0 —- \u00a0 \u00a0 ——-<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0Tot \u00a0 \u00a0 53 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01 \u00a0 \u00a0 31.2 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03.8 \u00a0 \u00a0 2796763<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02013 CQ WW CW, Sunday<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ——– Speed (WPM) ——-<\/span><\/div>\n
Band \u00a0 \u00a0Max \u00a0 \u00a0Min \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Avg \u00a0 StdDev \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Spots<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a010m \u00a0 \u00a0 49 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a04 \u00a0 \u00a0 30.9 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03.9 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0278449<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a015m \u00a0 \u00a0 50 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03 \u00a0 \u00a0 31.0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03.7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0484538<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a020m \u00a0 \u00a0 51 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02 \u00a0 \u00a0 30.8 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03.5 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0694123<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a040m \u00a0 \u00a0 49 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03 \u00a0 \u00a0 30.0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03.4 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0888032<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a080m \u00a0 \u00a0 46 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02 \u00a0 \u00a0 29.4 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03.3 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0443191<\/span><\/div>\n
160m \u00a0 \u00a0 47 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a04 \u00a0 \u00a0 27.3 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03.3 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0125242<\/span><\/div>\n
—- \u00a0 \u00a0 — \u00a0 \u00a0 — \u00a0 \u00a0 —- \u00a0 \u00a0 —- \u00a0 \u00a0 ——-<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0Tot \u00a0 \u00a0 51 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02 \u00a0 \u00a0 30.2 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03.6 \u00a0 \u00a0 2913575<\/span><\/div>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Map<\/a><\/p>\n

The RBN collects data from receivers around the world and stores it into a database. These reports include call, frequency, signal-to-noise ratio, and CW speed.\u00a0More information about the Reverse Beacon Network is available at http:\/\/www.reversebeacon.net\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks to N6TV for sharing his analysis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bob Wilson N6TV did some analysis using\u00a0new columns in the raw data archived by the Reverse Beacon Network. We finally have an answer to that age old question, “So, how fast do people send Morse code in CQ WW CW?” Answer: \u00a0about 30 WPM Shown below is the average CW speed of all the RBN … Continue reading How fast do people send in WW CW?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cw","no-featured-image"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4zCnu-4S","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cqww.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cqww.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cqww.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cqww.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cqww.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/cqww.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":312,"href":"https:\/\/cqww.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302\/revisions\/312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cqww.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cqww.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cqww.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}