On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 4:38 PM, Larry Libsch <llib...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> For those who are so disabled as to require an external "crutch" to >> copy their own call and 5NN, it is a simple matter to reverse channels >> in the sound card (at most it requires a "reversing cable") to decode >> audio on the sub Receiver. >> > > Ah, the old CW snobbery! When is the notion that paddle or key > generated CW is superior to software and keyer generated code going to > disappear? I don't think the original comment had anything to do with generating cw. > You decode RTTY with software, don't you? Yes. It was designed to be machine-decoded. > CW is just another digital mode. Yes, one that was designed to be able to be decoded by ear. > Software decoding has brought many new CW ops into CW DXing and contesting. Great! > Software encoding is more accurate At high signal/noise levels it is perhaps as accurate. > and allows many ops to achieve speeds they could never otherwise achieve. Only if they choose to not practice and improve. > Perhaps you use a keyer for contesting? Many (most?) contesters do. You betcha. > CW contest participation is declining. Oooh, I'd love to see your research on this one. > RTTY contest participation is increasing. Great! > Software is every where improving our lives. True. > Time to give up on old ways and ideas and move into the future. > As long as the future is an improvement - 'tisn't always so. 73, geo - n4ua > > > K4KGG, Larry > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to n4ua...@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
