Bob - W0GI wrote:
> 
> I actually like sending with the paddles, but using the VFO knob isn't
> that exciting. If I see a CQ on CW Skimmer, I can click on the text, and
> it tunes the K3 zero beat on that signal. Or I can turn the vfo knob then
> spot the signal, using up time for no purpose.  Why not use a tuning aid?
> 
Because I think there is more pleasure in discovering a signal by tuning
into it than having a computer point it out to you. And why do we do this if
not for enjoyment?

Someone commenting on my blog today put it admirably. He said: "There is a
fine balance between enjoying the technology and the way it enhances the
hobby, to being over-taken by it and draining the hobby of joy."

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Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392  K3 #222.
* G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com
* KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html
* KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html

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