53's de G0ZAP Dave Crozier
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Johnson Sent: 01 January 2008 08:31 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NF] Happy, happy,happy new year.... as long as you're not running WHS Vince, hope you get the bug. Hams are the original world wide internet and developed most of what we know as cell phone technology. There are a few hams on ProFox which is great! On New Years Eve hams around the world put away their fancy keyers and use a straight key. To give you a little background, I use a single paddle with a circuit that produces dashes when I push from the left and dots when I push from the right. Most hams use a double paddle that does basically the same thing. On New Years Eve we put away our fancy equipment and use the old fashioned straight key. A straight key is like switching on a light bulb on and off. The timing of the dots and dashes is based on how long you hold the key down. Most everyones keying is sloppy but it is a great deal of fun. Jeff Jeff Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] SanDC, Inc. 623-582-0323 Fax 623-869-0675 Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh wrote: > On Dec 31, 2007, at 11:33 PM, Jeff Johnson wrote: > >> You wouldn't be participating in straight key night would you???? If >> so, have fun. >> >> 72 de KJ7LO > > Huh? Just putting the kids to bed after the ball drops or I do, > whichever comes first. Is that a "straight (enough) key" for you? > > 52 de KIX#1 > > Ken > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
