Along with the chirps and squeals (especially from Cuba!) I remember in the mid 50's as a novice I had a couple of xtals for 80 and 40. You would call CQ and tune up and down the novice band for several minutes listening for some one answering you. I also had 'variable xtals' that you could move several hundred cycles ( or hertz) to move away from an existing QSO. Then the Heathkit VFO became available WOW! Now I could answer a CQ right on his frequency (of course that was after I upgraded from novice ;o] ).
73 Joe K2UF No trees were harmed in the sending of this e-mail; however, many electrons were inconvenienced. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Andrew Siegel Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 5:04 PM To: Ron D'Eau Claire Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT-old vs. new 6L6 to K3 I also miss the days when CW signals were distinctive. Nowadays, I actually seek out QSOs with hams with chirpy or hummy CW notes, since it often means unusual DX, or someone with a good story to tell. It would be interesting if we had the option in modern rigs to "dirty up" our transmitted CW note. 73, Andy, N2CN On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 3:59 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire <[email protected]> wrote: > We can cram a lot more signals into the bands these days. Putting more > signals in less spectrum has been a challenge for Hams since the 1920's. But > us OT's are often a bit nostalgic for CW bands where one could recognize a > station by the sound of his (or her) signal and "fist". Back then a CW band > sounded like a room full of people, each with a distinctive voice that could > be picked out easily even without listening to the words. Nowadays the same > CW bands sound like a room full of computer-generated voices, all identical > except for the words. And, with the digital modes, there aren't even any > words to hear. The world moves on. Our challenge is to move on with it and > keep looking over the horizon ahead. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
