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." ----- 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 -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/For-you-Anti-Scopes-tp4583569p4587339.html Sent from the [K3] mailing list archive at Nabble.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