I chat with a paddle, but, in a big DX pile, I usually go to the keyboard.
I just don't have the stamina to go for long hours on the paddle anymore.
Also I can no longer send much above 30 wpm, If the DX op is much above 35
WPM, I just about have to go to the keyboard. Most of the DXpeditions
Shelby...I am remembering some of my old friends who could not use a key
any longer following a stroke or other ailment.
The keyboard allowed them to continue the mode that they loved so well and
help to perpetuate a great skill.
73 Norm K1AA
- Original Message -
From: "Kurt Z
Ah, I can only be a REAL CW op if I use a straight key, right? I see now.
And because I hit nails in with my fist rather than using a hammer or, God
forbid, a nailgun it makes me a REAL carpenter, right? Er
Actually that'd be a great party trick, don't you think? A bit like John
I will agree with you there. Second best means of copying is my Vibroplex
paddle w/ built-in keyer in the rig.
Contesting & DX chasing a keyboard is the only way to go. Yup, copy with the
ears... still have to translate it anyway be it writing it in a paper log
or typing it into the loggi
On Tue, 1 Jul 2008, DAVE WHITE wrote:
Ain't nobody getting any younger, Dave! At least if they are, he should patent
his secret and sell it.
Well, I have this photo that I keep stashed away in the attic ...
:-)
Seriously, I find it's a little more difficult for me to stay awake all
night
Another thing to consider - CW ops may be getting older in NA, but in E.
EU, they are still going strong with new young recruits. When I
participated in the IARU High Speed Telegraphy competition a few years
ago, I was very surprised by the number of kids (YLs too!) participating.
As an examp
N2RRA sarcastically wrote: "Folks! Just because you use a keyboard for CW does
not make you CW operators unless you can receive and send CW with some sort of
keyer. Any fool can send with a keyboard, but when put to test can you step up?"
While opinions are like another part of the anatomy, "we
Glad this subject came up! Still more or less being considered young in this
hobby at age 33 going on 23 I hold the highest regaurd for preserving the
foundation of Amatuer Radio. Such as for CW for instance I think it's the most
important mode just for our sole purpose which we can make great u
Ain't nobody getting any younger, Dave! At least if they are, he should patent
his secret and sell it.
On a serious point, I felt that it was always the older members of the hobby
who wished to preserve cw as an entry criterion for the HF bands - something
which I always considered to be
