I didn't notice myself "denigrating" anything or "talking down" to
anyone. I explained why I like CW, even though other modes have their
own advantages.
Regarding "increasing knowledge" and "innovating," I suspect that 90% of
the guys pointing and clicking their way to DXCC with K1JT's code
couldn't explain how it works.
73,
Victor, 4X6GP
Rehovot, Israel
Formerly K2VCO
CWops no. 5
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
.
On 13/07/2020 23:11, Jim Rhodes wrote:
Connecting to history and making history are not the same thing. Doing
things the same way they were done a hundred years ago may make a
"connection" for you. But hams are supposed to innovate, invent and
increase the knowledge. So you buy or build equipment with way more
ability than to send simple CW, so you can do simple CW? Yes, CW is
great stuff, but it sure isn't innovative, nor does in increase the
knowledge of communication. As a group we should encourage others to
explore new communications systems, not denigrate them as "not REAL HAM
RADIO". Some of you people should be ashamed of yourselves for your
attitudes. We do not want Amateur Radio to die with our generation, so
we should encourage new folks to do new things, not talk down to them
because they don't choose to spend 99% of their operating time pounding
brass. They don't give you static about taking up bandwidth with your
ancient operating mode, why hassle them because they can make Qs below
the noise level. Oh yes, my DXCC certificate says "Mixed" on it. I quit
counting when I got that.
On Mon, Jul 13, 2020, 03:25 Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Actually, I'm building a regenerative receiver now. I have to use JFETs
because I got rid of all my tube stuff due to lack of room. But of
course I will continue to benefit from the DSP in my K3, and its keyer
(although I have a bug that I use once in a while).
But those things don't take away the connection to history, they
make it
better. The point for me isn't to use the same gear as they did in
1912,
but to enter the Morse space as they did. If I can do it with equipment
that is more stable and effective, so much the better.
After all, a modern sailboat is very much more sophisticated than an
old
one, but sailing is still sailing.
73,
Victor, 4X6GP
Rehovot, Israel
Formerly K2VCO
CWops no. 5
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
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