Re: [DX-CHAT] Are CW ops getting older?

2008-07-01 Thread DAVE WHITE
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

RE: [DX-CHAT] Are CW ops getting older?

2008-07-01 Thread n2rra
: July 01, 2008 5:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Are CW ops getting older? 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

Re: [DX-CHAT] Are CW ops getting older?

2008-07-01 Thread Shelby Summerville
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

Re: [DX-CHAT] Are CW ops getting older?

2008-07-01 Thread Barry
-chat@njdxa.org Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Are CW ops getting older? 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

Re: [DX-CHAT] Are CW ops getting older?

2008-07-01 Thread Zack Widup
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

Re: [DX-CHAT] Are CW ops getting older?

2008-07-01 Thread Kurt Zimmerman
it into the logging program. 73; w2mw Kurt W. Zimmerman My Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kurtwzimmerman --- On Tue, 7/1/08, Shelby Summerville [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Shelby Summerville [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Are CW ops getting older? To: dx-chat@njdxa.org Date: Tuesday

RE: [DX-CHAT] Are CW ops getting older?

2008-07-01 Thread DAVE WHITE
a keyboard and interface CW all of a sudden is the mode used mostly for many? Gee! I wonder why. 73! - From: DAVE WHITE [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: July 01, 2008 5:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Are CW ops getting older? Ain't

Re: [DX-CHAT] Are CW ops getting older?

2008-07-01 Thread Norm Gertz
Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: dx-chat@njdxa.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 10:06 AM Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Are CW ops getting older? 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

Re: [DX-CHAT] Are CW ops getting older?

2008-07-01 Thread Win
] To: dx-chat@njdxa.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 9:06 AM Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Are CW ops getting older? 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

[DX-CHAT] Are CW ops getting older?

2008-06-30 Thread David Rollitt
HI, I recently made a few QSO's during the All Asia CW test, the exchange in the AA Test is RS(T) and Age for OM's. Having checked my contacts I found the average age was 49.1!! I wonder if anyone else checked their contacts this way. It will be interesting to do the same thing with the SSB

Re: [DX-CHAT] Are CW ops getting older?

2008-06-30 Thread Shelby Summerville
There only seems to be one alternative to getting older? Personally, I much prefer getting older, than the alternative? :) C'Ya, Shelby - K4WW --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In

Re: [DX-CHAT] Are CW ops getting older?

2008-06-30 Thread Jack - K4WSB
I know I am ! At 09:50 AM 6/30/2008, David Rollitt wrote: HI, I recently made a few QSO's during the All Asia CW test, the exchange in the AA Test is RS(T) and Age for OM's. Having checked my contacts I found the average age was 49.1!! I wonder if anyone else checked their contacts this way.

Re: [DX-CHAT] Are CW ops getting older?

2008-06-30 Thread David Yarnes
- Original Message - From: David Rollitt To: dx-chat@njdxa.org Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 6:50 AM Subject: [DX-CHAT] Are CW ops getting older? HI, I recently made a few QSO's during the All Asia CW test, the exchange in the AA Test is RS(T) and Age for OM's. Having

Re: [DX-CHAT] Are CW ops getting older?

2008-06-30 Thread Barry
We're all getting older, but CW ops are getting better! Barry W2UP Jack - K4WSB wrote: I know I am ! At 09:50 AM 6/30/2008, David Rollitt wrote: HI, I recently made a few QSO's during the All Asia CW test, the exchange in the AA Test is RS(T) and Age for OM's. Having checked my contacts I