--- john petters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Thom LaCosta wrote: > > At 11:16 PM 06/30/08, Tom Childers, N5GE wrote: > > > >> >CW-swing is related to music. > >> > >> No it isn't. It's related a person with a poor > fist that cannot > >> control the > >> length of the dashes to match the dots they are > sending. It has > >> nothing to do > >> with music; It has to do with reliable > communication. I believe most > >> bug users > >> who tout the Mississippi Swing should QLF. > > As pro Swing drummer I would say its a pity there is > not a bit more > swing to many of the CW stations I copy. Many > straight and bug operators > were recognisable by their 'fist'. Too many today > use keyers that are > set too fast or have no rhythmic sense at all, > running characters > together, which makes it very hard to copy. > Perhaps Elecraft could come up with QSD correcter. > 73 > John G3YPZ www.traditional-jazz.com > _______________________________________________ For those who agree with John, you should join us in the SKCC in using hand pumps and bugs on a regular basis. Trying to make an electronic key sound like a straight key or a bug sounds like an exercise in futility to me. The operator needs to have continuous input to have a unique fist. Changing the keyer will just sound like you changed the keyer.
Willis 'Cookie' Cooke K5EWJ _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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