In January 2014 I took a look at my station - all that equipment, all
those keys, all those cables -- lots of physical "stuff" between me and
the ham radio I used to enjoy and almost as much software. All I really
needed was my KX3, a wire antenna, pencil and paper and a bug or Cootie.
So I put my CW Machine in a freezer bag and stuck it up on a shelf. I
bought an ARRL paper log book and a fancy-schmantzy .5 mm lead pencil.
I divorced myself from LoTW and eQSL and noted "QSL via Mail Only" on
QRZ. Then I downloaded my HRD log and scratched HRD from my computer.
Finally I moved the computer out of the shack. I was "Looking for an
Echo" of my youth in the 60s; a simpler time. I was going to hand log
all my contacts, exchange "real" QSL cards, only use my bug and 'swiper
and turn my back on all the technology and interfaces that I held
responsible for my discontent.
Well, that lasted nine months. It was the biggest mistake I've ever
made in ham radio.
Thankfully, the CW Machine's non-volatile memory still contained my old
log records and ARRL's LoTW Help Desk helped me get back into the fold.
The computer is back in the shack and I'm now reconnected with the
technology aids that really do add so much value and facility.
The only "good" that came from this experience was the ultimate
realization that it's not 1960 and I can't go home anymore. I'm stuck
in the 21st Century whether I like it or not.
73,
Stan WB2LQF
On Sun, Dec 07, 2014 at 06:01 PM, Orville wrote:
Or possibly consider the method I use which does more than any other
product
currently available on the market, including contest serial number
generation, ultimatic keying, bug emulation, self-contained log book,
rtty
function, call sign lookups to QRZ, automatic ADIF generation and
updates to
eQSL and LoTW, and much more, All this is through the wonder of my Nr.
2
pencil and a Big Chief tablet in conjunction with my PC and K3.
(This system does not require any software updates to my K-line which
currently exceeds all my needs and expectations.)
73,
K5VWW
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