Yep, when I got my extra 20wpm was still required.. I'm guessing it wasn't but a few years after that the requirements started dropping.
Jerry Moore AE4PB, K3S - S.N. 010324 -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob McGraw - K4TAX Sent: Friday, September 18, 2015 9:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Digital Voice Mode - our future? I view that an acceptable digital mode for ham radio has been around since day one! It's called CW. And at one time, it was required of all hams to learn to send and receive via the mode. 73 Bob, K4TAX K3S s/n 10,163 On 9/18/2015 6:44 PM, Jerry Moore wrote: > What is this microphone thing? Is that a new kind of key? > :p > > Jerry Moore > AE4PB, S.N. 010324 > > > On September 18, 2015 7:09:56 PM EDT, Gary <[email protected]> wrote: >> Aah Jim, >> >> Yes, "Emergency Nets" and SSTV, it is stunning how you here a dx >> station calling, you answer and by being so cheeky, you suddenly get >> swamped. >> >> We got'em over here too, you folks are not alone. >> >> So glad Elecraft supplied a VFO as standard, unlike a microphone, >> right Wayne? >> >> Soon as I stop chuckling I can drink my coffee. >> >> Gary >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: "Jim Brown" <[email protected]> >> Sent: 19/09/2015 7:20 AM >> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Digital Voice Mode - our future? >> >> On Fri,9/18/2015 10:24 AM, Al Lorona wrote: >>> Is bandwidth really our biggest problem? >> It is during contests. Or when you're trying to fit in between the >> many >> >> ragchewing nets masquerading as "emergency" nets. And don't try to >> make >> >> a SSB QSO on the frequencies that the SSTV crowd has claimed, even >> though they are dead when you call. >> >> 73, Jim K9YC >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 Message delivered to >> [email protected] >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 Message delivered to >> [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
