----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Macklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 11:00 AM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] 40M AM?
> Yesterday I was monitoring the 20M CW contest activity. > > I wanted to see how well the DSP soundcard TTY software handled the > background noise. I was using the SB-301 in the USB position rather the CW > position. > > One of the programs I have on the computer is HamScope. It is mostly meant > for digital modes but has a CW mode. > > I was surprised at how well it could copy CW when the CW was obviously > generated by another computer. It had a 99% correctness. This does not > happen when the CW is sent by hand. If the sender is really good it might > copy 75% but most of the time it is less than 50%. > > My observation yesterday was that a significant amount of the contesting was > being done by computers. > > Bob Macklin > K5MYJ > Seattle, Wa, > "Real Radios Glow in the Dark" Perhaps that's so Bob. But, I was one of those contesters (frankly it was a boring contest; condx. were lame - especially for doing it QRP like I did it). There still are a fair amount of us who do like me - copy by ear. I also sent by hand with a single lever paddle (20 years of Bug use screwed me up for double lever paddles, LOL). Some of the stations like PP5T, and 6Y1LZ were running about 35-40 WPM. I worked 'em both. All of the high speed CW I did in contesting, helped me to pass the 20 WPM my Extra required, when I took it back in 1994. 73, Ellen - AF9J ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
